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Locust bean moth

Ectomyelois ceratoniae

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Portugal.January 0, February 1, March 7, April 9, May 19, June 19, July 30, August 44, September 43, October 33, November 8, December 4.
Portugal217
Spain165
France136
FARO98
Italy96
Occitanie92
Andalucía65
China51
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region49
Greece46

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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
FamilyPyralid Snout Moths · Pyralidae
GenusEctomyelois

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