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Oak-Bark Mulch Moth

Schiffermuelleria schaefferella

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 16, February 12, March 18, April 29, May 42, June 46, July 49, August 42, September 31, October 23, November 13, December 10.
United States330
Alaska330
Germany97
Poland54
France40
Austria30
Russia27
Bayern19
Hungary19
Sachsen17

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
FamilyConcealer Moths · Oecophoridae
GenusSchiffermuelleria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Oak-Bark Mulch Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.