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Euonymus Leaf Notcher

pryeria sinica

The Euonymus Leaf Notcher is a tiny caterpillar that loves to munch on leaves! It creates cool notches as it eats, making the leaves look like art!

Lebensraum: Euonymus plants in gardens and forests.

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The Euonymus Leaf Notcher is a small, drab moth, typically grayish-brown with subtle darker markings across its forewings. It possesses delicate, fringed hindwings and a slender body, allowing it to blend seamlessly with tree bark or dead leaves.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieZygaenidaeGattungSinica
Euonymus Leaf Notcher
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Euonymus Leaf Notcher

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult moths are tricky to spot, being tiny and often just plain brown!

Before changing, the caterpillar makes a cozy silk-and-leaf tent to hide!

Its name comes from how baby caterpillars uniquely "notch" neat circles from leaves!

This insect came from Asia and is now found across many new continents!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hidden Helper

Euonymus Leaf Notcher has a drab, cryptic coloration that helps it blend into its plant environment, avoiding predators.

Fähigkeit

Host Navigator

Euonymus Leaf Notcher caterpillars can specifically locate and thrive on Euonymus plants that provide their essential food source.

Fähigkeit

Silk Shield

Euonymus Leaf Notcher caterpillars can spin silken threads that help them secure themselves to leaves while feeding or pupating.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-20 mm
Größe
8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Euonymus Leaf Notcher caterpillars munch on Euonymus leaves, making little notches as they eat.

Altersunterschiede: Adult moths do not feed; only the caterpillar stage eats leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Euonymus alatus leaves
  • Euonymus europaeus leaves
  • Euonymus fortunei leaves
  • Euonymus japonicus leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus

Larvae consume its leaves

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds prey on its larvae

parasitizes

Euonymus Wasp

Apanteles euonymellae

Larvae are host to its young

eats

Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei

Larvae also feed on leaves

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

8-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

5 km/h

Was frisst Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

Euonymus Leaf Notcher caterpillars munch on Euonymus leaves, making little notches as they eat.

Wo findet man Euonymus Leaf Notcher normalerweise?

Euonymus plants in gardens and forests.

Wie jagt Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Euonymus Leaf Notcher?

6

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