Douglas-fir Pitch Moth

Synanthedon novaroensis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae

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

Douglas-fir Pitch Moth — (c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doug Macaulay · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 63United States of America · 25

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doug Macaulay · CC-BY DescriptionList of moths of North America (MONA 2312–2700.1), Wikipedia contributors

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