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Gumweed Plume Moth

Dejongia californicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 13, February 12, March 14, April 26, May 16, June 8, July 9, August 8, September 9, October 23, November 16, December 12.
United States230
Texas145
California42
Oklahoma16
New Mexico8
Alabama7
Louisiana5
Mexico3
Nuevo Leon3
Utah2

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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
FamilyPlume Moths · Pterophoridae
GenusDejongia

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