Apple Ermine
探検昆虫
Apple Ermine
Yponomeuta malinellus
The Apple Ermine is a small, fluffy caterpillar that loves to munch on apple leaves. It turns into a beautiful white moth with black spots. You can often find it in gardens and orchards!
生息地: Gardens and orchards
外見
The Apple Ermine moth is small with pure white wings adorned with numerous tiny, evenly spaced black dots, making it look almost polka-dotted. Its body is slender and white. The caterpillar is yellowish-grey with a shiny black head and black spots on its segments.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Yponomeutidae属Yponomeuta
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Female moths lay their tiny eggs inside a special protective 'shield' that hardens like glue!
Once, they made so many webs, they completely blanketed trees, looking like snow!
Their caterpillars can totally cover an apple tree in a giant, spooky-looking silk web!
These moths are called 'ermine' because their spotted wings remind people of fancy ermine fur coats!
特殊能力
能力
Silk Fortress Builders
Apple Ermine caterpillars can spin huge silken webs that protect their entire community from predators and harsh weather.
能力
Teamwork Tummy Power
Apple Ermine caterpillars eat together in large groups, which helps them strip leaves from trees much faster than eating alone.
能力
Spotlight Dodgers
The adult moth has pure white wings with tiny black dots, providing camouflage that helps it blend in at night.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 16-20 mm
- サイズ
- 8-10 mm
- 寿命
- 42-63 日
- 飛行速度
- 5-10 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
- コロニーの大きさ
- 50-200
食性と食事
Apple Ermine caterpillars munch on apple leaves, while adult moths do not eat at all!
年齢による違い: Caterpillars are voracious leaf- eaters, but adult moths do not feed.
主な食物
- Malus domestica leaves
- Malus baccata leaves
- Crataegus leaves
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Apple Tree
Malus domestica
Caterpillars feed on its leaves, causing defoliation.
parasitizes
Ermine Moth Parasitoid Wasp
Ageniaspis fuscicollis
This tiny wasp lays its eggs inside Apple Ermine caterpillars.
eats
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Great Tit
Parus major
Great Tits are common birds that prey on Apple Ermine caterpillars.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Always wash your hands after touching plants or insects.
よくある質問
Apple Ermineの翼開長は何ですか？
16-20 mm
Apple Ermineのサイズは何ですか？
8-10 mm
Apple Ermineの寿命は何ですか？
42-63 日
Apple Ermineの飛行速度は何ですか？
5-10 km/h
Apple Ermineは何を食べますか？
Apple Ermine caterpillars munch on apple leaves, while adult moths do not eat at all!
Apple Ermineは通常どこに生息していますか？
Gardens and orchards
Apple Ermineはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Apple Ermineの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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