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Dotted Gymnandrosoma Moth

Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 21, February 20, March 27, April 48, May 82, June 40, July 30, August 28, September 32, October 30, November 20, December 19.
United States3,058
New York398
Alabama397
Massachusetts306
Canada248
Ontario237
Pennsylvania184
North Carolina173
Virginia154
Maryland147

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusGymnandrosoma

Sources

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