Fall Cankerworm Moth
探検昆虫
Fall Cankerworm Moth
Alsophila pometaria
The Fall Cankerworm Moth is a small moth that comes out in the fall. It has soft wings and is often seen fluttering around trees, especially apple trees!
生息地: Forests
外見
The Fall Cankerworm Moth's male has mottled, brownish-gray forewings and lighter hindwings, sometimes with a darker band. Females are distinctively wingless, with a small, spider-like gray body, often resembling a tiny knot on a tree branch.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Geometridae属Alsophila
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
Mass outbreaks of caterpillars can completely strip forests bare of leaves!
Only male Fall Cankerworm Moths have wings and can fly!
Their caterpillars are called 'inchworms' because of their unique looping walk.
Wingless females crawl up trees to lay their eggs in the canopy!
特殊能力
能力
Silk Spinner
Fall Cankerworm Moth caterpillars can drop from trees on a silk thread to escape predators or move to new leaves.
能力
Branch Mimicry
Their caterpillars can vary in color from green to brown, allowing them to perfectly blend in with twigs and leaves.
能力
Wingless Climber
Female Fall Cankerworm Moths are unique because they have no wings, which helps them conserve energy to crawl up trees.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 25-35 mm
- サイズ
- 7-15 mm
- 寿命
- 7-21 日
- 飛行速度
- 5 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; adults don't need to eat!
年齢による違い: Caterpillars are voracious leaf-eaters, while adult moths do not feed.
主な食物
- Oak leaves
- Elm leaves
- Maple leaves
- Apple leaves
- Cherry leaves
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Caterpillars feed on its leaves during spring.
eats
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Caterpillars are known to defoliate its leaves.
eaten by
Black-capped Chickadee
Parus atricapillus
Birds prey on both cankerworm caterpillars and adult moths.
parasitizes
Cankerworm Egg Parasitoid
Telenomus alsophilae
Tiny wasps lay eggs inside cankerworm moth eggs.
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 watch these moths from a distance and not touch them.
よくある質問
Fall Cankerworm Mothの翼開長は何ですか？
25-35 mm
Fall Cankerworm Mothのサイズは何ですか？
7-15 mm
Fall Cankerworm Mothの寿命は何ですか？
7-21 日
Fall Cankerworm Mothの飛行速度は何ですか？
5 km/h
Fall Cankerworm Mothは何を食べますか？
As caterpillars, they munch on tree leaves; adults don't need to eat!
Fall Cankerworm Mothは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Fall Cankerworm Mothはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Fall Cankerworm Mothの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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