Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
探検昆虫
Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
The Cottonwood Leaf Beetle is a small, shiny beetle that loves to munch on cottonwood leaves. They are bright yellow with black spots, making them easy to spot on the trees they eat.
生息地: Forests
外見
The Cottonwood Leaf Beetle has an oval, somewhat flattened body. It features a shiny, often metallic black head and thorax, with distinctive yellow or orange stripes running down its black wing covers, sometimes dotted with black spots. Its bright coloration makes it visually distinct from many other leaf beetles.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Coleoptera科Chrysomelidae属Aethiopocassis
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
Mom beetles glue tiny bright yellow eggs to the bottom of leaves, like secret treasures!
Sometimes hundreds of these beetles gather together, creating a beetle party!
Too many beetles can make a cottonwood tree look like it has no leaves at all!
Young beetles are slug-like grubs that eat leaves just like their parents!
特殊能力
能力
Toxic Taste Shield
Cottonwood Leaf Beetles can release foul-tasting compounds from their bodies because they absorb plant toxins, helping them deter predators.
能力
Tree Leaf Chompers
Cottonwood Leaf Beetles have powerful chewing mouthparts adapted for feasting on tough cottonwood and willow leaves, their main food.
能力
Winter Napper
Cottonwood Leaf Beetles can survive freezing temperatures by hibernating as adults in sheltered spots, waiting for spring.
サイズと詳細
- サイズ
- 5-8 mm
- 寿命
- 30-90 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
These beetles and their larvae munch exclusively on the leaves of cottonwood and willow trees.
年齢による違い: Larvae and adults both feed on host plant leaves, just in different life stages.
主な食物
- Cottonwood leaves
- Willow leaves
- Poplar leaves
採餌方法
- Grazing
生態系とのつながり
eats
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Beetle larvae and adults feed on its leaves.
eats
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
Also a primary food source for both life stages.
eaten by
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Bluebirds prey on various insects, including beetles.
eaten by
Garden Cross Spider
Araneus diadematus
Spiders can capture beetles in their sticky webs.
parasitizes
Tachinid Fly
Chetogena scripta
Lays eggs on larvae, which are then consumed.
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
It's best to look at beetles from a distance and not touch them.
よくある質問
Cottonwood Leaf Beetleのサイズは何ですか？
5-8 mm
Cottonwood Leaf Beetleの寿命は何ですか？
30-90 日
Cottonwood Leaf Beetleは何を食べますか？
These beetles and their larvae munch exclusively on the leaves of cottonwood and willow trees.
Cottonwood Leaf Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Cottonwood Leaf Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか？
Grazing
Cottonwood Leaf Beetleの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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