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Yellow-line Quaker
Agrochola macilenta
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
The BrickSunira circellaris
Red-line QuakerAgrochola lota
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Corn Earworm MothHelicoverpa zea
Agrochola blidaensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,450 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 11,450 |
| Germany | 481 |
| United Kingdom | 378 |
| England | 345 |
| Austria | 258 |
| Saarland | 238 |
| Steiermark | 181 |
| Sweden | 111 |
| Skåne län | 88 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Cutworm Moths and Allies · Noctuidae |
| Genus | Agrochola |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-line Quaker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.