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Oregon Cycnia Moth

Cycnia oregonensis

1,168 observations in the source records

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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 16, February 16, March 25, April 50, May 95, June 93, July 42, August 30, September 32, October 26, November 16, December 15.
United States1,391
Canada603
Ontario400
New York250
Michigan129
Pennsylvania80
Alberta62
British Columbia62
Quebec58
Virginia53

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
GenusCycnia

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