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Paler Moodna Moth

Moodna pallidostrinella

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 Ontario.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 5, May 10, June 22, July 4, August 3, September 3, October 3, November 2, December 1.
United States314
Canada41
Ontario41
New York37
New Jersey32
North Carolina25
Louisiana25
Virginia24
Maryland24
Massachusetts23

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
FamilyPyralid Snout Moths · Pyralidae
GenusMoodna

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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