探検昆虫

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea

The Fall Webworm Moth is a fuzzy little insect that loves to spin big webs in trees. These webs can look like fluffy cotton candy and are home to many caterpillars that turn into beautiful moths.

生息地: Forests

外見

The Fall Webworm Moth has a fuzzy, stout white body and mostly pure white wings, though some individuals exhibit small, scattered black spots. It is visually distinct from most other white moths by its hairiness and often unblemished white appearance.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraErebidaeHyphantria
Fall Webworm Moth
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Fall Webworm Moth

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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Caterpillars of this moth can be either black-headed or red-headed, but they are both the same species!

Even though their caterpillars make enormous webs, the adult moths themselves only live for about 5-10 days.

Female Fall Webworm Moths can lay over 500 tiny eggs at once, all tucked neatly under a leaf.

The huge webs they build can completely cover tree branches, looking like spooky ghost costumes in the fall!

特殊能力

能力

Silken Shelter Builder

Fall Webworm Moth caterpillars can spin enormous communal silk webs that protect them from predators and the weather as they feed.

能力

Voracious Foliage Feaster

Fall Webworm Moth caterpillars can eat leaves from over 100 different kinds of trees, making them adaptable to many habitats.

能力

Multi-Generational Multiplier

Fall Webworm Moths can complete two or more life cycles in a single warm season, helping their populations grow quickly.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-40 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
5-10 日
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
800

食性と食事

As caterpillars, they munch on leaves from many different kinds of trees!

年齢による違い: Adult moths typically do not feed or only sip nectar; all the extensive eating happens in the caterpillar stage.

主な食物

  • Apple leaves
  • Cherry leaves
  • Walnut leaves
  • Pecan leaves
  • Elm leaves
  • Maple leaves

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Their caterpillars munch on these leaves.

eaten by

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis

A favorite food source for the web-building caterpillars.

eats

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds often feed on the caterpillars, despite the web protection.

parasitizes

Tobacco Hornworm Parasitoid Wasp

Cotesia congregata

Lays eggs inside the caterpillars, which then develop inside them.

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 the webs from a distance and not touch them.

よくある質問

Fall Webworm Mothの翼開長は何ですか?

25-40 mm

Fall Webworm Mothのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Fall Webworm Mothの寿命は何ですか?

5-10 日

Fall Webworm Mothは何を食べますか?

As caterpillars, they munch on leaves from many different kinds of trees!

Fall Webworm Mothは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Fall Webworm Mothはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Fall Webworm Mothの脚の数は何ですか?

6

Fall Webworm Mothのコロニーの大きさは何ですか?

800

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