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Pacuvius Duskywing

Erynnis pacuvius

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 California.January 44, February 38, March 40, April 49, May 48, June 83, July 30, August 31, September 39, October 40, November 51, December 39.
United States1,360
California483
Canada322
Arizona196
Colorado185
British Columbia174
Alberta148
New Mexico128
Nevada105
Oregon86

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
FamilySkippers · Hesperiidae
GenusDuskywings · Erynnis

Sources

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