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Gem Moth

Orthonama obstipata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 101, February 104, March 164, April 321, May 616, June 289, July 476, August 415, September 207, October 169, November 106, December 94.
United States15,601
Canada3,438
Ontario2,568
Alaska2,052
New York1,822
Texas1,384
Virginia1,099
Maryland1,041
Ohio829
Michigan642

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
GenusOrthonama

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