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Phyllira Tiger Moth

Apantesis phyllira

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27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Oklahoma.January 0, February 0, March 1, April 10, May 10, June 12, July 9, August 7, September 7, October 6, November 1, December 0.
Oklahoma214
Colorado26
Ontario21
New Jersey16
Kansas10
Alabama7
Wisconsin7
Maryland7
Alberta6
Arkansas4

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
FamilyUnderwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae
GenusApantesis

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