探検昆虫

Elm Sphinx

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

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraSphingidaeCeratomia
Elm Sphinx
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Elm Sphinx

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 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.

特殊能力

能力

Darting Flight

The Elm Sphinx can fly incredibly fast because of its powerful wing muscles, which helps them evade predators.

能力

Twig Mimicry

The Elm Sphinx caterpillar has a bumpy green body that helps them perfectly mimic twigs, camouflaging them from predators.

能力

Nectar Sipper

The Elm Sphinx has a long, uncoiling proboscis that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers like a straw.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
75-115 mm
サイズ
30-40 mm
寿命
7-14 日
飛行速度
35 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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.

主な食物

  • Ulmus species (Elm)
  • Betula species (Birch)
  • Tilia species (Basswood)
  • Prunus species (Cherry)

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Larvae feed on the leaves of this host tree.

eats

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Caterpillars munch on the leaves of this common tree.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Adult moths are often hunted by these nocturnal predators.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Both caterpillars and adult moths can become bird prey.

parasitizes

Braconid Wasp

Apanteles ceratomiae

Wasp larvae develop inside the Elm Sphinx caterpillar.

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

Don't touch moths or caterpillars, as some can be delicate or might not like being handled.

よくある質問

Elm Sphinxの翼開長は何ですか?

75-115 mm

Elm Sphinxのサイズは何ですか?

30-40 mm

Elm Sphinxの寿命は何ですか?

7-14 日

Elm Sphinxの飛行速度は何ですか?

35 km/h

Elm Sphinxは何を食べますか?

As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; as adults, they don't eat anything!

Elm Sphinxは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Elm Sphinxはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Elm Sphinxの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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