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Peachtree Borer Moth

Synanthedon exitiosa

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 28, February 29, March 45, April 89, May 171, June 80, July 69, August 54, September 57, October 47, November 29, December 26.
United States2,569
Canada867
Ontario716
Michigan293
New York268
Minnesota165
Quebec137
Pennsylvania134
Virginia132
Ohio114

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
FamilyClearwing Moths · Sesiidae
GenusSynanthedon

Sources

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