Red-belted Clearwing Moth

Synanthedon myopaeformis

The Red-belted Clearwing Moth looks like a tiny hummingbird! It has bright red bands on its body and can be found fluttering around flowers during the day.

Hábitat: Gardens

Aspecto

The Red-belted Clearwing Moth has transparent, scale-less wings and a slender, dark body. It features a bright reddish-orange band around its abdomen, making it look strikingly similar to a wasp.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaSesiidaeGéneroSynanthedon

Red-belted Clearwing Moth

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Adult Red-belted Clearwing Moths fly during the daytime, unlike most moths.

Instead of fuzzy scales, most of its wings are clear like glass!

It's an amazing insect actor, pretending to be a wasp to trick its enemies!

Its caterpillars spend up to two years hidden inside tree trunks!

Habilidades especiales

Red-belted Clearwing Moths can perfectly mimic a stinging wasp because of their appearance and flight, which helps them scare away predators.

Red-belted Clearwing Moths have clear, scale-free wings that help them fly quickly and look more like fast-moving stinging insects.

Red-belted Clearwing Moth larvae can tunnel deep into fruit trees that helps them safely eat and grow hidden from hungry birds.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 18-26 mm
Tamaño: 10-14 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-20 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip nectar from flowers, while young caterpillars munch on the inner bark of fruit trees.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae tunnel and feed on tree wood, while adults drink flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

nectar
phloem
cambium

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Apple

Malus domestica

larvae tunnel into tree wood

eats

Pear

Pyrus communis

larvae tunnel into tree wood

eats

Wild Cherry

Prunus avium

larvae tunnel into tree wood

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

adults and larvae are food for birds

Rasgos

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Miniatura

Relativo a especies que son significativamente más pequeñas que lo típico o promedio de su tipo.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.