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Spruce Tortrix

Dichelia histrionana

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 Alaska.January 225, February 166, March 260, April 409, May 589, June 643, July 688, August 591, September 434, October 324, November 177, December 138.
United States4,644
Alaska4,644
Germany48
Finland46
Austria35
Finland Proper31
France22
Poland21
Steiermark21
Bayern18

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
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusDichelia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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