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Columbian Emerald

Nemoria darwiniata

1,763 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 36, February 31, March 32, April 40, May 44, June 42, July 42, August 25, September 31, October 32, November 41, December 32.
United States958
Canada421
California391
British Columbia386
Washington297
Oregon68
Idaho51
Arizona40
Nevada38
Alberta35

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
FamilyGeometer Moths · Geometridae
GenusNemoria

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