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Ruddy Streak

Tachystola acroxantha

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 425, February 314, March 492, April 774, May 1,116, June 1,217, July 1,302, August 1,120, September 822, October 614, November 335, December 262.
United States8,791
Alaska8,791
United Kingdom2,979
England2,923
New Zealand1,210
Australia438
Victoria389
Otago Region310
Canterbury Region297
Wellington Region160

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
FamilyConcealer Moths · Oecophoridae
GenusTachystola

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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