Dogbane saucrobotys moth
Saucrobotys futilalis
The dogbane saucrobotys moth is a small North American moth. Its caterpillars live together in silky nests that they spin on their food plant. They have a very yucky trick to keep enemies away.
Lives in
North America, from the north-east to British Columbia and south to Texas and California
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat dogbane and milkweed plants.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Dogbane saucrobotys moth about 14 km/h (8.7 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
When an enemy comes close, the caterpillar throws up the food from its tummy to scare it away.
2
The caterpillars spin silk nests on the plants they eat.
3
The grown-up moths fly from May to July.
4
Each front wing is about 1.5 centimetres long.
you asked
Most asked questions about Dogbane saucrobotys moth
?What does the dogbane saucrobotys moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat dogbane and milkweed.
?Is the dogbane saucrobotys moth dangerous?
No. It is harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Saucrobotys futilalis
- Named by
- Lederer, 1863
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Crambidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Crambidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Saucrobotys futilalis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by NCBioTeacher. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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