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Banded Olethreutes Moth

Olethreutes fasciatana

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 17, February 16, March 19, April 31, May 57, June 123, July 82, August 24, September 25, October 24, November 18, December 17.
United States3,037
Massachusetts933
Canada781
New York655
Ontario513
Connecticut339
Pennsylvania299
Virginia181
Maryland164
New Jersey155

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
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusOlethreutes Moths · Olethreutes

Sources

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