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sandalwood defoliator

Amata passalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 99, February 129, March 130, April 270, May 257, June 246, July 271, August 273, September 167, October 158, November 133, December 93.
India2,226
Tamil Nādu498
Kerala493
Karnātaka400
Sri Lanka299
West Bengal162
Gujarāt132
Western Province105
Mahārāshtra100
Andhra Pradesh95

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
FamilyUnderwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae
GenusHandmaidens · Amata

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