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Elm Sphinx

Ceratomia amyntor

The Elm Sphinx is a special moth that loves to visit flowers at night. It has beautiful green and brown wings that help it blend in with leaves during the day.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Elm Sphinx is a large, stout-bodied moth with narrow, pointed forewings typically mottled in shades of brown and gray. Its forewings display wavy dark lines and a small white spot, while the hindwings are plainer grayish-brown. An inconspicuous 'eye spot' pattern can sometimes be seen.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieSphingidaeGattungCeratomia
Elm Sphinx
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Elm Sphinx

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Elm Sphinx moths do not eat, living off energy stored as a caterpillar.

Before becoming a moth, the caterpillar burrows underground to transform into a pupa.

Elm Sphinx caterpillars have a fake 'horn' on their tail, but it's completely harmless!

These moths are strong flyers and can travel surprising distances across their habitat.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Darting Flight

The Elm Sphinx can fly incredibly fast because of its powerful wing muscles, which helps them evade predators.

Fähigkeit

Twig Mimicry

The Elm Sphinx caterpillar has a bumpy green body that helps them perfectly mimic twigs, camouflaging them from predators.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

The Elm Sphinx has a long, uncoiling proboscis that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers like a straw.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
75-115 mm
Größe
30-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
35 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; as adults, they don't eat anything!

Altersunterschiede: Only the caterpillar stage eats, feeding on tree leaves. Adults do not feed at all.

Hauptnahrung

  • Ulmus species (Elm)
  • Betula species (Birch)
  • Tilia species (Basswood)
  • Prunus species (Cherry)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Larvae feed on the leaves of this host tree.

eats

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Caterpillars munch on the leaves of this common tree.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Adult moths are often hunted by these nocturnal predators.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Both caterpillars and adult moths can become bird prey.

parasitizes

Braconid Wasp

Apanteles ceratomiae

Wasp larvae develop inside the Elm Sphinx caterpillar.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch moths or caterpillars, as some can be delicate or might not like being handled.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

75-115 mm

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

30-40 mm

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

7-14 Tage

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

35 km/h

Was frisst Elm Sphinx?

As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; as adults, they don't eat anything!

Wo findet man Elm Sphinx normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Elm Sphinx?

Foraging

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

6

Snap-Karte

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