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Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth

Sparganothis sulfureana

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 54, February 55, March 87, April 170, May 327, June 180, July 154, August 272, September 260, October 90, November 56, December 50.
United States7,516
Canada1,730
Ontario1,373
New York1,085
Texas973
Maryland458
Virginia456
Alabama435
Massachusetts321
Michigan303

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
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusSparganothis

Sources

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