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Cypress Tip Moth

Argyresthia cupressella

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 41, February 30, March 47, April 74, May 107, June 116, July 125, August 107, September 79, October 59, November 32, December 25.
United States879
Alaska841
United Kingdom114
England111
California16
Virginia8
Maryland8
District of Columbia4
Wales3
Washington2

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
FamilyShiny Headstand Moths · Argyresthiidae
GenusArgents · Argyresthia

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