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Olivaceous Olethreutes

Olethreutes olivaceana

Classification

Class
Insecta

North American moths represent about 12,000 types of moths. In comparison, there are about 825 species of North American butterflies. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 4United States of America · 4