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Filbertworm Moth

Cydia latiferreana

14,758 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 256, February 245, March 278, April 528, May 324, June 157, July 695, August 356, September 456, October 727, November 240, December 233.
United States10,033
Texas3,193
Canada903
New York785
California784
Massachusetts705
Ontario685
Alabama656
Maryland349
Michigan326

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
GenusCydia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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