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Concolorous Tussock Moth

Lymantria concolor

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 0, February 2, March 3, April 23, May 38, June 37, July 37, August 31, September 31, October 31, November 14, December 2.
India249
China242
Taiwan Province189
Taiwan189
Uttarākhand125
Nantou County58
West Bengal45
Taichung36
Sikkim34
Tibet Autonomous Region23

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
FamilyUnderwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae
GenusLymantria

Sources

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