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Grape Leaffolder Moth

Desmia funeralis

5,706 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 23, February 23, March 37, April 73, May 139, June 84, July 128, August 70, September 47, October 38, November 24, December 21.
United States4,908
Canada651
Ontario585
Virginia569
New York436
North Carolina331
Maryland294
Texas249
Georgia229
Ohio223

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
FamilyCrambid Snout Moths · Crambidae
GenusDesmia

Sources

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