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Negrita Bagworm Moth

Cryptothelea nigrita

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mississippi.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 4, May 2, June 2, July 1, August 1, September 2, October 2, November 1, December 2.
United States131
Mississippi24
Texas16
Alabama12
Louisiana9
Oklahoma2
South Carolina2
Georgia1

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
FamilyBagworm Moths · Psychidae
GenusCryptothelea

Sources

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