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Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata

The Blinded Sphinx is a special moth that loves to fly at night. Its wings are big and beautiful, and it can be found fluttering around flowers, especially in the summer.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Blinded Sphinx is a large, fuzzy moth with a thick body and mottled brown, tan, and gray forewings that mimic tree bark. Its hindwings famously feature a large, blue-centered "eyespots" that are partly obscured by a black patch, making them look "blinded."

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Blinded Sphinx
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Blinded Sphinx

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Blinded Sphinx moths do not eat at all! They live off the energy stored as caterpillars.

Baby Blinded Sphinx moths, called caterpillars, are huge green giants with a pointy "horn" on their tail!

Despite their name, Blinded Sphinx moths can see perfectly well! Their "blinded" eyespots are just a clever trick.

These amazing moths are only active at night, silently flying through gardens and forests.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Surprise Eyes

Blinded Sphinx can flash large, "blinded" eyespots on its hindwings to startle predators and give itself a chance to escape.

Fähigkeit

Hovering Sensation

Blinded Sphinx can hover like a hummingbird to sip nectar from flowers using its long proboscis.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
70-100 mm
Größe
50-70 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
35 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves; adults don't eat at all!

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars are voracious leaf-eaters, but adult moths do not feed.

Hauptnahrung

  • Willow leaves
  • Poplar leaves
  • Birch leaves
  • Apple leaves
  • Ash leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Larvae feed on the leaves.

eats

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

A primary host plant for caterpillars.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Nocturnal bats hunt adult moths.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds eat caterpillars and moths.

parasitizes

Tachinid Fly

Compsilura concinnata

Larvae are parasitized by this fly.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually safe to watch, but don't touch them as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blinded Sphinx?

70-100 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Blinded Sphinx?

50-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blinded Sphinx?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Blinded Sphinx?

35 km/h

Was frisst Blinded Sphinx?

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves; adults don't eat at all!

Wo findet man Blinded Sphinx normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Blinded Sphinx?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Blinded Sphinx?

6

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