探検昆虫

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth

Anisota pellucida

The Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth is a colorful moth with pink stripes! It loves to flutter around oak trees and is mostly active at night, making it a special nighttime friend in nature.

生息地: Forests

外見

The Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth has striking pink stripes on its forewings, contrasting with a yellowish to tan body and hindwings. Its wings are somewhat translucent. The robust body and relatively small head are also characteristic.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraSaturniidaeAnisota
Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth
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Southern Pink-striped Oakworm 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 Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moths don't even eat! They live off stored energy!

Its caterpillars are spiky and colorful, ranging from green to purplish-brown.

Their name "oakworm" comes from their caterpillars' love for oak leaves!

This moth spends a long time as a pupa, sometimes overwintering underground.

特殊能力

能力

Leaf-Mimic Camouflage

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth has pink and yellow stripes that help them blend perfectly with oak leaves and flowers.

能力

Oak Leaf Muncher

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth caterpillars can chew through tough oak leaves because of their strong mandibles.

能力

Nighttime Navigator

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth can fly in the dark because of its specialized vision and sensory antennae.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
35-55 mm
サイズ
15-25 mm
寿命
7-14 日
飛行速度
8 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Oakworm caterpillars munch oak leaves; surprisingly, adult moths do not eat at all!

年齢による違い: Larvae eat oak leaves, while the adult moths do not feed.

主な食物

  • Quercus alba
  • Quercus rubra
  • Quercus palustris
  • Quercus coccinea

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

White Oak

Quercus alba

Its larvae feed on the leaves of this tree.

eats

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Its larvae also consume leaves from red oak trees.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Larvae and pupae can be preyed upon by birds.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Adult moths are a food source for nocturnal bats.

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; just watch them from a distance!

よくある質問

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothの翼開長は何ですか?

35-55 mm

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothのサイズは何ですか?

15-25 mm

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothの寿命は何ですか?

7-14 日

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothの飛行速度は何ですか?

8 km/h

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothは何を食べますか?

Oakworm caterpillars munch oak leaves; surprisingly, adult moths do not eat at all!

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Mothの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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