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Western Spruce Budworm Moth

Choristoneura occidentalis

The Western Spruce Budworm Moth is a small, fuzzy moth that loves to hide in trees. It has beautiful brown and gray wings that help it blend in with its forest home.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Western Spruce Budworm Moth has mottled grey-brown forewings, often with indistinct dark spots or bands, and pale hindwings. Its coloration provides excellent camouflage, making it blend seamlessly with tree bark and dried foliage.

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Western Spruce Budworm Moth
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Western Spruce Budworm Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Huge outbreaks can make entire forests appear reddish-brown, as if they are scorched!

Sometimes, millions of these tiny moths will fly at once, appearing like a living cloud!

The caterpillars chew tunnels into tree buds, then feast on the growing needles inside.

Their populations naturally boom and bust, sometimes causing outbreaks for a decade!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Camouflage

Western Spruce Budworm Moth has mottled grey-brown wings that help them blend seamlessly into tree bark, avoiding predators.

Fähigkeit

Pheromone Navigator

Western Spruce Budworm Moth can release special scents (pheromones) that help them find mates from a distance, ensuring reproduction.

Fähigkeit

Egg Strategist

Western Spruce Budworm Moth can lay clusters of eggs on conifer needles, allowing new larvae to emerge directly onto their food source.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae eat tree buds and needles; adult moths do not feed.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume tree foliage and buds; adult moths do not feed.

Hauptnahrung

  • Picea engelmannii
  • Abies grandis
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • Larix occidentalis

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Its larvae defoliate the needles and buds.

eats

Grand Fir

Abies grandis

Larvae consume needles and buds, weakening trees.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Parus atricapillus

Birds prey on the larvae and adult moths.

parasitizes

Parasitic Wasp

Meteorus trachynotus

This wasp lays eggs inside the budworm larvae.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These moths are not harmful, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Western Spruce Budworm Moth?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Western Spruce Budworm Moth?

8-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Western Spruce Budworm Moth?

10-14 Tage

Was frisst Western Spruce Budworm Moth?

Larvae eat tree buds and needles; adult moths do not feed.

Wo findet man Western Spruce Budworm Moth normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Western Spruce Budworm Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Western Spruce Budworm Moth?

6

Snap-Karte

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