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Inornate Pyrausta Moth

Pyrausta inornatalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 157, February 150, March 171, April 324, May 229, June 272, July 240, August 171, September 225, October 294, November 147, December 143.
United States4,534
Texas1,782
California855
Virginia257
Maryland222
Missouri164
Oklahoma143
North Carolina129
Georgia113
Oregon113

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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
FamilyCrambid Snout Moths · Crambidae
GenusMint Moths · Pyrausta

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