Three-lined Potato Beetle
探検昆虫
Three-lined Potato Beetle
Lema daturaphila
The Three-lined Potato Beetle is a small, colorful bug that loves to munch on potato plants. With its bright yellow body and three black stripes, it's easy to spot in gardens!
生息地: Urban areas, Gardens, Farms
外見
The Three-lined Potato Beetle is a slender, elongated beetle, typically yellowish-orange to reddish-brown in color. It has three distinctive thin black stripes running lengthwise down its wing covers (elytra). Its head is dark or black, and its antennae are short and also black, differentiating it from similar-looking beetles.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Coleoptera科Chrysomelidae属Lema
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
These beetles got their scientific name for loving Jimsonweed (Datura), a plant even more than potatoes!
Unlike the more famous Colorado potato beetle, these beetles have thin stripes, not chunky spots.
When startled, adult beetles often "play dead" by dropping off plants to escape danger. What a trick!
Young beetles, called larvae, wear a shield made of their own poop to deter predators! Gross, but effective!
特殊能力
能力
Defense Shield
Three-lined Potato Beetle larvae can cover themselves in their own waste (frass) because this foul-smelling shield deters predators.
能力
Toxic Eater
Three-lined Potato Beetles can eat toxic leaves from plants like jimsonweed because they have special enzymes to safely digest harmful compounds.
能力
Rapid Reproduction
This beetle can lay many eggs quickly because it helps them rapidly increase their numbers in new host plant areas.
サイズと詳細
- サイズ
- 6-9 mm
- 寿命
- 60-120 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
They munch on leaves, especially from potato and tomato plants!
年齢による違い: Larvae and adults both feed on the same host plants.
主な食物
- Potato leaves
- Tomato leaves
- Eggplant leaves
- Jimsonweed leaves
- Groundcherry leaves
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Adults and larvae feed on potato plant leaves.
eats
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Adults and larvae feed on tomato plant leaves.
eats
Seven-spotted Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
Ladybug larvae and adults can prey on its eggs.
eats
Jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
It feeds on leaves of this toxic plant species.
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
It's best to look at beetles without touching them, as some can be a little shy.
よくある質問
Three-lined Potato Beetleのサイズは何ですか？
6-9 mm
Three-lined Potato Beetleの寿命は何ですか？
60-120 日
Three-lined Potato Beetleは何を食べますか？
They munch on leaves, especially from potato and tomato plants!
Three-lined Potato Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas, Gardens, Farms
Three-lined Potato Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Three-lined Potato Beetleの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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