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speckled grass-miner

Elachista rufocinerea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 27, February 20, March 32, April 50, May 72, June 79, July 84, August 72, September 53, October 40, November 22, December 17.
United States568
Alaska568
United Kingdom11
England10
France3
Scotland1
Pays de la Loire1
Nouvelle-Aquitaine1
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1

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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
FamilyGrass Miner Moths · Elachistidae
GenusTypical Grass Miner Moths · Elachista

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