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Hornless Oakworm Moth

Anisota finlaysoni

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 11, February 11, March 17, April 34, May 66, June 31, July 23, August 26, September 22, October 18, November 11, December 10.
Canada276
Ontario276
United States240
New York228
Minnesota6
Wisconsin6

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
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
GenusOakworm Moths · Anisota

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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