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Double-striped Scoparia Moth

Scoparia biplagialis

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 80, February 82, March 129, April 253, May 486, June 294, July 195, August 443, September 274, October 133, November 83, December 74.
Canada6,118
United States6,013
Ontario3,703
British Columbia2,472
Alberta1,700
New York1,291
Quebec1,250
Maryland1,124
Alaska700
Washington541

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
GenusScoparia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Double-striped Scoparia Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.