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Large Maple Spanworm Moth

Prochoerodes lineola

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 230, February 236, March 373, April 730, May 1,402, June 657, July 1,100, August 1,444, September 741, October 385, November 241, December 215.
United States21,896
Canada6,262
Ontario4,427
Ohio1,614
Texas1,528
North Carolina1,467
Massachusetts1,464
Pennsylvania1,455
Maryland1,367
New York1,302

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
GenusProchoerodes

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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