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Red-crossed Button Slug Moth
Tortricidia pallida
4,530 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 4,530 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Abbreviated Button Slug MothTortricidia flexuosa
Early Button Slug MothTortricidia testacea
Yellow-collared Slug MothApoda y-inversa
Crowned Slug MothIsa textula
Red-eyed Button Slug MothHeterogenea shurtleffi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,055 |
|---|---|
| New York | 718 |
| Canada | 713 |
| Ontario | 490 |
| Massachusetts | 358 |
| West Virginia | 270 |
| Virginia | 198 |
| Pennsylvania | 182 |
| Quebec | 177 |
| Vermont | 164 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Slug Caterpillar Moths · Limacodidae |
| Genus | Tortricidia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red-crossed Button Slug Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.