Bug FAQClouded Tiger Moth
Creatonotos transiens · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
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The Clouded Tiger Moth’s larvae are dark brown with a pale yellow stripe along the back. Adults live in many secondary habitats and are found across much of Asia, from China to Japan and Southeast Asia. Caterpillars feed on many plants, including crops such as corn, banana, and various legumes, so they can become garden or field pests.
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Where it lives
Adults are found in a range of secondary habitats.
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What it eats
Caterpillars eat many plants, including beet, yam, grasses, corn, beans, wisteria, mahogany, banana, willow, and vines.
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Life cycle
Males have inflatable coremata that release pheromones for courtship a few hours after sunset.
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Lookalikes
Records from the Philippines actually refer to Creatonotos wilemani, and Sulawesi records refer to Creatonotos kishidai.
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Questions people ask
Where can I find this moth?
Adults occur in many secondary habitats across much of Asia, from China to Japan and Southeast Asia.
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Same family (Erebidae)
Spongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or crops
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skin
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_transiens
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