Splendid palpita moth
Palpita magniferalis
The splendid palpita moth is a small moth from eastern North America. Its caterpillars live on ash trees, which is why it is also called the ash leafroller. You can see the grown-ups for a very long part of the year.
Lives in
Eastern North America, where ash trees grow
Wingspan
2.3 to 2.7 cm (0.91 to 1.1 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of ash trees.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 4 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 32 seconds
How big is Splendid palpita moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Splendid palpita moth about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
The grown-up moths fly from April all the way to October.
2
It has three other English names, including ash pyralid and ash leafroller.
3
Its wings are 23 to 27 millimetres across, about as wide as a big coin.
you asked
Most asked questions about Splendid palpita moth
?What does the splendid palpita moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat the leaves of ash trees.
?When can you see the splendid palpita moth?
From April to October.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Palpita magniferalis
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Crambidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Crambidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Splendid palpita snout moth, Ash pyralid, Ash leafroller
Where the facts come from
- Palpita magniferalis (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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