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Lesser Canna Leafroller Moth

Geshna cannalis

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 Mississippi.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 1, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States67
Mississippi14
North Carolina11
Louisiana10
Georgia7
Texas7
South Carolina4
Alabama3
Virginia2
Arkansas1

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
GenusGeshna

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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