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Invisible Crambid

Aethiophysa invisalis

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) annikaml, some rights reserved (CC BY)

28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 44, February 42, March 48, April 90, May 57, June 28, July 24, August 70, September 156, October 32, November 41, December 40.
United States1,098
Texas498
Alabama126
Oklahoma82
Virginia49
Maryland41
Georgia34
Massachusetts32
New York30
Canada28

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
FamilyCrambid Snout Moths · Crambidae
GenusAethiophysa

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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