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Peppered Moth
探検昆虫
Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
The Peppered Moth is a special insect that can change its color! It helps scientists understand how animals adapt to their surroundings. These moths are often found resting on trees, blending in with the bark.
生息地: Forests
外見
The Peppered Moth has a distinctive mottled appearance, typically pale with dark speckles across its wings and body, resembling lichen-covered bark. Some individuals are entirely dark or black, a form known as melanic, which makes them look starkly different from their speckled relatives.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Geometridae属Biston
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 Peppered Moths typically don't eat anything, living only for a short time to lay eggs!
Baby Peppered Moths, called caterpillars, look like twigs to fool predators!
Scientists use Peppered Moths to teach about natural selection and evolution in action.
Their color can shift from light to dark, or back again, in just a few years!
特殊能力
能力
Evolution in Action
Peppered Moths can quickly change their common wing color over generations because of genetic shifts that help them survive in changing environments.
能力
Tree Trunk Impersonator
Peppered Moths have specific speckled or dark wing patterns that make them look exactly like tree bark or lichen, helping them hide from hungry birds.
能力
Pollution Protector
Peppered Moths developed darker wings in polluted areas because of adaptation that helped them camouflage better on sooty trees.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 35-60 mm
- サイズ
- 20-30 mm
- 寿命
- 10-20 日
- 飛行速度
- 8 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Baby moths eat tree leaves, while adult moths usually do not feed at all.
年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on various tree leaves, but adult moths typically do not feed or only sip water.
主な食物
- Oak leaves
- Birch leaves
- Willow leaves
- Elm leaves
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
depends on
Common Oak
Quercus robur
Its larvae feed on the leaves of this tree.
eaten by
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common predator of adult Peppered Moths.
eaten by
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Nocturnal bats hunt adult moths at night.
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
Moths are safe to observe, but don't touch them as they can be delicate.
よくある質問
Peppered Mothの翼開長は何ですか？
35-60 mm
Peppered Mothのサイズは何ですか？
20-30 mm
Peppered Mothの寿命は何ですか？
10-20 日
Peppered Mothの飛行速度は何ですか？
8 km/h
Peppered Mothは何を食べますか？
Baby moths eat tree leaves, while adult moths usually do not feed at all.
Peppered Mothは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Peppered Mothはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Peppered Mothの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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