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American Hornet Moth

Sesia tibiale

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alberta.January 1, February 1, March 2, April 4, May 8, June 7, July 11, August 10, September 3, October 2, November 1, December 1.
United States220
Canada145
Alberta40
California34
Oregon31
British Columbia28
Colorado27
Idaho27
Saskatchewan26
Nunavut22

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
FamilyClearwing Moths · Sesiidae
GenusSesia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise American Hornet Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.