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Large emerald pearl

Stemorrhages sericea

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 3, February 7, March 21, April 38, May 34, June 9, July 3, August 1, September 0, October 0, November 1, December 0.
South Africa117
KwaZulu-Natal104
Cameroon15
Madagascar11
Mpumalanga9
Ghana8
Angola8
Centre6
Democratic Republic of the Congo5
East5

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
GenusStemorrhages

Sources

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