探検昆虫

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth

Arctia parthenos

The St. Lawrence Tiger Moth is a fuzzy, colorful insect that loves to fly at night. Its beautiful orange and black patterns help it blend in with flowers and leaves.

生息地: Forests

外見

The St. Lawrence Tiger Moth has jet-black forewings with bold, irregular creamy-white patterns, strikingly different from its bright red-orange hindwings marked with large black spots. Its body is fuzzy and dark with red-orange bands.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraErebidaeArctia
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
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St. Lawrence Tiger 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 often don't eat, living off energy stored from their caterpillar days.

If disturbed, this moth drops and plays dead, surprising predators.

Its brilliant hindwing colors are hidden until it flies, startling attackers!

Its scientific name, Arctia, means "bear," just like its fuzzy caterpillar looks!

特殊能力

能力

Warning Colors

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth has bright wing colors to warn predators, because its body tastes very bad.

能力

Sound Detection

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth can hear high-pitched bat sounds, helping it quickly dodge aerial attacks from hungry predators.

能力

Winter Survivor

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth caterpillars can freeze solid and thaw, producing natural antifreeze to survive winter.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
45-60 mm
サイズ
15-25 mm
寿命
7-14 日
飛行速度
10-20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves, while adult moths usually don't eat.

年齢による違い: Young caterpillars eat leaves; adults typically do not feed.

主な食物

  • dandelions
  • plantains
  • clover
  • broadleaf plants

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Larvae consume the broad leaves of this common plant.

eats

Common Plantain

Plantago major

Larvae eat the leaves, especially broadleaf varieties.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Bats actively hunt and consume adult moths using echolocation.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds prey on both the adult moths and the slow-moving caterpillars.

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 without asking an adult, as some can be delicate.

よくある質問

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothの翼開長は何ですか?

45-60 mm

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothのサイズは何ですか?

15-25 mm

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothの寿命は何ですか?

7-14 日

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothの飛行速度は何ですか?

10-20 km/h

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothは何を食べますか?

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves, while adult moths usually don't eat.

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

St. Lawrence Tiger Mothの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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