




Alsophila pometaria
The Fall Cankerworm Moth is a small moth that comes out in the fall. It has soft wings and is often seen fluttering around trees, especially apple trees!
Hábitat: Forests
The Fall Cankerworm Moth's male has mottled, brownish-gray forewings and lighter hindwings, sometimes with a darker band. Females are distinctively wingless, with a small, spider-like gray body, often resembling a tiny knot on a tree branch.





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Mass outbreaks of caterpillars can completely strip forests bare of leaves!
Only male Fall Cankerworm Moths have wings and can fly!
Their caterpillars are called 'inchworms' because of their unique looping walk.
Wingless females crawl up trees to lay their eggs in the canopy!
Fall Cankerworm Moth caterpillars can drop from trees on a silk thread to escape predators or move to new leaves.
Their caterpillars can vary in color from green to brown, allowing them to perfectly blend in with twigs and leaves.
Female Fall Cankerworm Moths are unique because they have no wings, which helps them conserve energy to crawl up trees.
As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; adults don't need to eat!
Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars are voracious leaf-eaters, while adult moths do not feed.
Quercus rubra
Caterpillars feed on its leaves during spring.
Acer saccharum
Caterpillars are known to defoliate its leaves.
Parus atricapillus
Birds prey on both cankerworm caterpillars and adult moths.
Telenomus alsophilae
Tiny wasps lay eggs inside cankerworm moth eggs.
Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
Los animales nocturnos están principalmente activos durante la noche, y suelen descansar o dormir durante el día.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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It's best to watch these moths from a distance and not touch them.
25-35 mm
7-15 mm
7-21 días
5 km/h
As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; adults don't need to eat!
Forests
Foraging
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