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Acleris cristana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 186, February 137, March 215, April 338, May 487, June 532, July 569, August 489, September 359, October 268, November 146, December 114.
United States3,841
Alaska3,841
Austria118
United Kingdom83
England83
Steiermark82
Germany56
France42
Switzerland40
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes17

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
GenusAcleris

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