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St. Lawrence Tiger Moth

Arctia parthenos

The St. Lawrence Tiger Moth is a fuzzy, colorful insect that loves to fly at night. Its beautiful orange and black patterns help it blend in with flowers and leaves.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The St. Lawrence Tiger Moth has jet-black forewings with bold, irregular creamy-white patterns, strikingly different from its bright red-orange hindwings marked with large black spots. Its body is fuzzy and dark with red-orange bands.

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St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
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St. Lawrence Tiger Moth

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Adult moths often don't eat, living off energy stored from their caterpillar days.

If disturbed, this moth drops and plays dead, surprising predators.

Its brilliant hindwing colors are hidden until it flies, startling attackers!

Its scientific name, Arctia, means "bear," just like its fuzzy caterpillar looks!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Warning Colors

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth has bright wing colors to warn predators, because its body tastes very bad.

Habilidad

Sound Detection

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth can hear high-pitched bat sounds, helping it quickly dodge aerial attacks from hungry predators.

Habilidad

Winter Survivor

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth caterpillars can freeze solid and thaw, producing natural antifreeze to survive winter.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
45-60 mm
Tamaño
15-25 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10-20 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves, while adult moths usually don't eat.

Diferencias por edad: Young caterpillars eat leaves; adults typically do not feed.

Alimentos principales

  • dandelions
  • plantains
  • clover
  • broadleaf plants

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Larvae consume the broad leaves of this common plant.

eats

Common Plantain

Plantago major

Larvae eat the leaves, especially broadleaf varieties.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Bats actively hunt and consume adult moths using echolocation.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds prey on both the adult moths and the slow-moving caterpillars.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Don't touch moths without asking an adult, as some can be delicate.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

45-60 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

15-25 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

7-14 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

10-20 km/h

¿Qué come St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves, while adult moths usually don't eat.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

Forests

¿Cómo caza St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de St. Lawrence Tiger Moth?

6

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