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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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaSphingidaeGéneroCeratomia
Elm Sphinx
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Elm Sphinx

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Rareza

Common

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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.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Darting Flight

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

Habilidad

Twig Mimicry

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

Habilidad

Nectar Sipper

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
75-115 mm
Tamaño
30-40 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Velocidad de vuelo
35 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

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

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Elm Sphinx?

75-115 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Elm Sphinx?

30-40 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Elm Sphinx?

7-14 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Elm Sphinx?

35 km/h

¿Qué come Elm Sphinx?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Elm Sphinx?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Elm Sphinx?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Elm Sphinx?

6

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