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Walnut Caloptilia Moth

Caloptilia blandella

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 11, February 11, March 12, April 23, May 18, June 14, July 9, August 6, September 9, October 8, November 11, December 10.
United States1,407
Texas127
New York120
Virginia118
Canada110
Ontario110
Maryland107
Ohio106
New Jersey91
West Virginia87

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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
FamilyLeaf Blotch Miner Moths · Gracillariidae
GenusCaloptilia

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