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Mournful Sphinx
探検昆虫
Mournful Sphinx
Enyo lugubris
The Mournful Sphinx is a special moth with big, beautiful wings. It is known for its dark colors and unique shape, making it look a bit like a tiny dragon when it flies!
生息地: Gardens and woodlands
外見
The Mournful Sphinx has a stout, dark brown body and mottled grey-brown forewings, often with a dark central band. Its hindwings are dark brown, sometimes with a paler area near the base. The drab coloration helps it blend seamlessly into its environment.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Sphingidae属Enyo
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 Mournful Sphinx moths have incredibly high metabolism, needing constant energy from nectar.
Its caterpillar changes color before it pupates, often turning reddish-brown!
Sometimes it's mistaken for a small bat because of its size and nighttime flight.
This moth's proboscis, its "tongue," can be longer than its entire body!
特殊能力
能力
Nectar Hoverer
Mournful Sphinx can hover precisely like a hummingbird while drinking nectar because of its rapid, agile wing beats.
能力
Leafy Disguise
Its caterpillar has various color forms, including green or brown, that help them blend perfectly into their host plant leaves.
能力
Silent Speedster
Mournful Sphinx has powerful, fast-beating wings that allow for swift, silent flight and quick directional changes, evading predators.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 50-70 mm
- サイズ
- 25-35 mm
- 寿命
- 10-30 日
- 飛行速度
- 25 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
As caterpillars, they munch on specific plants, but adult moths sip flower nectar.
年齢による違い: Caterpillars eat plant leaves; adults drink flower nectar.
主な食物
- Grapevine leaves
- Peppervine leaves
- Honeysuckle nectar
- Petunia nectar
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Muscadine Grape
Vitis rotundifolia
Caterpillars feed on its leaves.
eats
Peppervine
Ampelopsis arborea
Larvae use its leaves as a food source.
pollinates
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Adults drink nectar, transferring pollen.
eaten by
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
Nocturnal bats hunt adult moths.
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 you find outside; they are best admired from a distance!
よくある質問
Mournful Sphinxの翼開長は何ですか？
50-70 mm
Mournful Sphinxのサイズは何ですか？
25-35 mm
Mournful Sphinxの寿命は何ですか？
10-30 日
Mournful Sphinxの飛行速度は何ですか？
25 km/h
Mournful Sphinxは何を食べますか？
As caterpillars, they munch on specific plants, but adult moths sip flower nectar.
Mournful Sphinxは通常どこに生息していますか？
Gardens and woodlands
Mournful Sphinxはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Mournful Sphinxの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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