




Ceratomia amyntor
The Elm Sphinx is a special moth that loves to visit flowers at night. It has beautiful green and brown wings that help it blend in with leaves during the day.
生息地: Forests
The Elm Sphinx is a large, stout-bodied moth with narrow, pointed forewings typically mottled in shades of brown and gray. Its forewings display wavy dark lines and a small white spot, while the hindwings are plainer grayish-brown. An inconspicuous 'eye spot' pattern can sometimes be seen.





カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Adult Elm Sphinx moths do not eat, living off energy stored as a caterpillar.
Before becoming a moth, the caterpillar burrows underground to transform into a pupa.
Elm Sphinx caterpillars have a fake 'horn' on their tail, but it's completely harmless!
These moths are strong flyers and can travel surprising distances across their habitat.
The Elm Sphinx can fly incredibly fast because of its powerful wing muscles, which helps them evade predators.
The Elm Sphinx caterpillar has a bumpy green body that helps them perfectly mimic twigs, camouflaging them from predators.
The Elm Sphinx has a long, uncoiling proboscis that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers like a straw.
As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; as adults, they don't eat anything!
年齢による違い: Only the caterpillar stage eats, feeding on tree leaves. Adults do not feed at all.
Ulmus americana
Larvae feed on the leaves of this host tree.
Betula papyrifera
Caterpillars munch on the leaves of this common tree.
Myotis lucifugus
Adult moths are often hunted by these nocturnal predators.
Cyanocitta cristata
Both caterpillars and adult moths can become bird prey.
Apanteles ceratomiae
Wasp larvae develop inside the Elm Sphinx caterpillar.
周囲の環境に溶け込むような色や模様を持つ生物の特徴を指します。
カラフルとは、生物や物体が明るくはっきりとした多様な色合いを見せることを指します。
多種多様な花粉媒介者(ポリネーター)にとって特に魅力的で有益な植物を表します。
食事のすべて、または大部分が植物で構成されている生物が持つ特徴です。
森林の生息地は木々が密集して生い茂る陸上環境であり、多種多様な動植物の命を支えています。
この特性は、狩り、逃走、または移動において、並外れた素早さを見せる生物を示します。
夜行性の動物は主に夜間に活動し、通常、日中は休んだり眠ったりしています。
花粉を運び、植物の受粉と繁殖を助ける生物のことを指します。
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Don't touch moths or caterpillars, as some can be delicate or might not like being handled.
75-115 mm
30-40 mm
7-14 日
35 km/h
As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; as adults, they don't eat anything!
Forests
Foraging
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