Box Tree Moth
探検昆虫
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
The Box Tree Moth is a small, colorful insect that loves to fly around gardens and parks. Its beautiful wings can be green and brown, helping it blend in with leaves.
生息地: Urban areas
外見
The Box Tree Moth typically has bright white wings with thick, iridescent brown borders and a distinctive white crescent mark. Some individuals can be entirely light brown or dark brown/black, but all have the unique crescent, making them visually striking.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Crambidae属Cydalima
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
Adult Box Tree Moths only live for about two weeks, but they can lay hundreds of eggs in that short time!
Its caterpillars create silk webs to protect themselves while they munch on leaves, like building a tiny fort!
Sometimes, their wings are completely dark brown, making them look totally different from the usual white ones!
This moth is considered an invasive species in many parts of the world, causing big problems for boxwood plants!
特殊能力
能力
Nighttime Nectar Seeker
Box Tree Moth can fly at night, navigating in darkness to find flowers and mates using its sensitive antennae.
能力
Rapid Egg Layer
Box Tree Moth can lay hundreds of tiny eggs at once, ensuring many new caterpillars hatch to feed on boxwood plants.
能力
Boxwood Muncher
Box Tree Moth caterpillars have strong mandibles that help them quickly devour boxwood leaves to grow fast.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 40-45 mm
- サイズ
- 25-30 mm
- 寿命
- 8-14 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Caterpillars are herbivores that feast exclusively on boxwood leaves, while adults sip nectar.
年齢による違い: Caterpillars consume boxwood leaves, but adult moths primarily feed on nectar from flowers.
主な食物
- Buxus sempervirens
- Buxus microphylla
- Buxus sinica
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Common Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
Its caterpillars devour the leaves of this ornamental shrub.
eaten by
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Great Tit
Parus major
Some bird species, like the Great Tit, feed on its caterpillars.
parasitizes
Box Tree Moth Parasitoid Wasp
Apanteles glyptobasalis
This tiny wasp lays its eggs inside the moth's 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
Moths are usually safe, but it's best to watch them from a distance and not touch them.
よくある質問
Box Tree Mothの翼開長は何ですか？
40-45 mm
Box Tree Mothのサイズは何ですか？
25-30 mm
Box Tree Mothの寿命は何ですか？
8-14 日
Box Tree Mothは何を食べますか？
Caterpillars are herbivores that feast exclusively on boxwood leaves, while adults sip nectar.
Box Tree Mothは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas
Box Tree Mothはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Box Tree Mothの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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