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Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth

Saucrobotys futilalis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 25, February 25, March 34, April 59, May 102, June 50, July 38, August 37, September 40, October 37, November 25, December 23.
United States3,141
Canada557
New York492
Virginia418
Maryland406
Ontario405
Pennsylvania233
New Jersey145
West Virginia119
North Carolina114

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
FamilyCrambid Snout Moths · Crambidae
GenusSaucrobotys

Sources

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