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Soybean Looper Moth

Chrysodeixis includens

The Soybean Looper Moth is a small, colorful moth that loves to flutter around gardens and fields. It has beautiful green and brown wings that help it blend in with leaves.

Lebensraum: Fields and gardens

Aussehen

The Soybean Looper Moth has mottled brown and gray forewings, often featuring a distinctive silver Y-mark or two silver spots near the center. Its hindwings are plain brown, fading to a lighter color near the base. This camouflage helps it blend seamlessly with bark and dried leaves.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieNoctuidaeGattungChrysodeixis
Soybean Looper Moth
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Soybean Looper Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult moths don't eat solid food; they sip nectar with a straw-like mouth!

Even though they look simple, these moths can travel hundreds of miles!

Female moths lay hundreds of tiny eggs, often on the undersides of plant leaves.

Their caterpillars can munch through an entire field of soybeans very quickly!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Silver Signature

Soybean Looper Moth has a unique silvery Y-mark on its forewings that helps scientists identify it quickly.

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Soybean Looper Moth can fly and find food in the dark because it uses its antennae and sensitive eyes to navigate.

Fähigkeit

Mimic Master

Soybean Looper Moth has cryptic coloration that helps it blend perfectly with its surroundings, avoiding predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-40 mm
Größe
10-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult moths sip nectar; caterpillars are plant-eaters, especially soybeans.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat plant leaves, while adults only sip liquid nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Glycine max (Soybeans)
  • Gossypium hirsutum (Cotton)
  • Arachis hypogaea (Peanuts)
  • Phaseolus vulgaris (Beans)
  • Pisum sativum (Peas)
  • Trifolium pratense (Clover)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Soybean

Glycine max

Caterpillars consume leaves.

eats

Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Caterpillars feed on foliage.

parasitizes

Parasitic Wasp

Trichogramma pretiosum

Lays eggs inside moth eggs.

eaten by

Red Imported Fire Ant

Solenopsis invicta

Ants prey on larvae.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch moths or caterpillars, as some can be delicate or may have tiny hairs that can irritate your skin.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Soybean Looper Moth?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Soybean Looper Moth?

10-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Soybean Looper Moth?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Soybean Looper Moth?

8 km/h

Was frisst Soybean Looper Moth?

Adult moths sip nectar; caterpillars are plant-eaters, especially soybeans.

Wo findet man Soybean Looper Moth normalerweise?

Fields and gardens

Wie jagt Soybean Looper Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Soybean Looper Moth?

6

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