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Curve-lined Cydosia

Cydosia nobilitella

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 6, February 2, March 4, April 3, May 2, June 2, July 1, August 0, September 0, October 2, November 3, December 1.
United States100
Brazil26
Ceara6
Paraiba6
Alagoas4
Distrito Federal3
Venezuela3
Sucre2
Maranhao2
Espirito Santo2

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
FamilyCutworm Moths and Allies · Noctuidae
GenusCydosia

Sources

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