探検昆虫

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

The Salt Marsh Moth is a beautiful insect with soft, fuzzy wings. It loves to fly around in warm weather and can often be found near salt marshes, where it lays its eggs.

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Salt Marsh Moth has fuzzy, white forewings often spotted with black, and bright orange-yellow hindwings that also feature black spots. Its body is yellow or orange with black markings, making it stand out from many plain white moths.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraErebidaeEstigmene
Salt Marsh Moth
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Salt Marsh 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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おもしろい事実

Adult moths don't eat at all; they live off energy stored as caterpillars!

Caterpillars grow by shedding their skin many times, like changing outfits!

Its caterpillar is called a 'Woolly Bear' and can survive cold by freezing!

Some caterpillars can munch through hundreds of leaves in their lifetime!

特殊能力

能力

Bristly Bodyguard

Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars are covered in stiff hairs that help protect them from predators who might try to eat them.

能力

Toxic Taste

Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars can eat poisonous plants and store toxins, making them unappetizing to birds and other predators.

能力

Flashy Warning

Adult Salt Marsh Moths have bright hindwings that they flash to startle predators, giving them a chance to escape quickly.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
40-60 mm
サイズ
15-25 mm
寿命
5-10 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Caterpillars are plant-eaters, munching on many kinds of leaves, while adult moths do not eat.

年齢による違い: Caterpillars eat many plants, but adult moths do not feed, relying on stored energy.

主な食物

  • dandelion
  • plantain
  • ragweed
  • sunflower
  • clover
  • corn

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Bats hunt adult moths at night using echolocation.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Birds often snatch caterpillars and adult moths for a meal.

depends on

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Caterpillars munch on leaves of dandelions and other common weeds.

eaten by

Tachinid Fly

Exorista larvarum

Tachinid flies lay eggs on caterpillars, which are then eaten by the fly larvae.

特徴

別名

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Moths are generally safe, but it's best to look and not touch them.

よくある質問

Salt Marsh Mothの翼開長は何ですか?

40-60 mm

Salt Marsh Mothのサイズは何ですか?

15-25 mm

Salt Marsh Mothの寿命は何ですか?

5-10 日

Salt Marsh Mothの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Salt Marsh Mothは何を食べますか?

Caterpillars are plant-eaters, munching on many kinds of leaves, while adult moths do not eat.

Salt Marsh Mothは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

Salt Marsh Mothはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Salt Marsh Mothの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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