For the evaluation of moths, most of the folk sayings are used: "moths put out fires, provoke fires and burn themselves". In many people's cognition, it is felt that moths are a pest, and many times the color is either white, or gray or black. But in fact, there are many families of moths, and the moth we are going to talk about today is a kind of silkworm moth belonging to the genus of giant silkworm moths in the lepidoptera macrosophores. It is different from many moths, here is a look at a recent news about it.
Recently, the staff of the Tengchong Branch of the Baoshan Management and Conservation Bureau of the Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province should have found two giant moths during the inspection. So the two giant moths were photographed, and after reviewing the data, it was found that the giant moth was called holly silkworm moth. Holly silkworm moth from the name of the know that this must be a larger moth, let's take a closer look.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > The Yunnan Nature Reserve surprised the holly silkworm moth, and the 2 snake heads were frightening</h1>
From the photos taken by the staff of the reserve on the spot, it can be seen that the holly silkworm moth is staying on a cypress tree. A pair of outstretched wings looks like they are three-dimensional, and at the front of the wings, they seem to be about to reach you at once. What is even more terrifying is that the front of its wings looks like two living snake heads. The colorful colors of the whole body, coupled with the blessing of the snake's head, make people dare not get close to it. What kind of species is the holly silkworm moth?
The holly silkworm moth has large wings and brilliant colors, and it is like a small bird when flying. Because of its colorful color, it also has a beautiful name, called "phoenix moth". As we all know, in China, only big brothers can use "dragon" and "phoenix" to call it, which shows the status of holly silkworm moth in the moth world. At present, holly silkworm moths are mainly distributed in the southern regions of China, such as Fujian and Guangxi. In the world, it is mainly distributed in Southeast Asia, and the number is relatively small.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="31" > who is bigger than the holly silkworm moth and the black oak silkworm moth? </h1>
There is a saying that the holly silkworm moth is the largest, and no insect can race it. But as we all know, the largest moth recognized in the world should be the large silkworm moth. So is this statement really unreasonable? Not really!
A closer look at the holly silkworm moth reveals that most of its body is on its wings. According to statistics, the maximum distance between its two wings can reach 280 mm, which translates to 28 cm. It is true that insects are all laurels, and naturally among moths, its wing area is indeed the largest in the world. What about the recognized largest moth, the largest moth, the large silkworm moth?
The large silkworm moth, with its reddish-brown wings and triangular body as a whole, is like the holly silkworm moth, which protrudes significantly outward in the entire area at the forewing end, like a snake's head. The snake's head is another bright yellow, and there are black spots that act as eyes, because it is more similar to the snake's head, and this is also the secret weapon they use to intimidate predators, so "snakehead moth" has become another name for them. It is worth noting that this moth is more rare in number.
In terms of wing area, the wings of the large silkworm moth are spread at 180 mm to 210 mm. But the reason why it is considered the largest Russian in the world is also because when it opens its wings, its huge wings are recorded to be as wide as 400 square centimeters. Therefore, in fact, the largest holly silkworm moth is from the area of the wing surface, and the largest of the black oak silkworm moth is from the perspective of the area of the wings. It can only be said that the public is justified, and the holly silkworm moth is defeated in spreading its wings and not being as big as others. But in any case, it also has the reputation of "wind moth", which is also worth it.
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Today, giant moths are under threat to the world's habitat. On the one hand, because the environment is not as good as before, they live in less and less environment to live in, which makes them have no food source. Feeding on various leaves, they have less food, less suitable environment, and the natural population is slowly decreasing. On the other hand, because of their relatively large size, it is neither convenient for cover nor easy to escape. In today's world of fire brick and concrete, no one can be intimidated on the outside, and some people are directly a shot.
In fact, whether it is the holly silkworm moth or the black silkworm moth, even if it scares you, it cannot be beaten. They are all protected animals currently included in the "Three Lists". Harming and protecting animals, light warnings, heavy will face criminal offenses, before shooting, you can think about it!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" >Why are there so many wild animals in Yunnan recently? </h1>
China's forest area is only 3% of the world's forest area, but it is gratifying that the plantation area ranks first in the world. At present, plantation forests contribute 20% of China's total forest biomass and 80% of carbon sequestration. For Yunnan, the forest coverage rate is 55.04%, and the forest area is 21.0616 million hectares, which can be said that the ecology is very suitable for the survival of animals and plants.
Holly silkworm moth appears in Yunnan outside Guangxi and Fujian, and in recent years, a large number of wild protected animals and plants have emerged in Yunnan, which also shows that the management of local protected areas is becoming more and more standardized, reflecting the variety and distribution of animals and plants are getting wider and wider, it can be said that the local ecology has become better and better.
For example, some time ago, Yunnan also appeared in the population of less than 200 first-class endangered protected animals "white-limbed bison", the "five-clawed golden dragon" round-nosed monitor lizard, Yunnan Asian elephant, and endangered animal hummingbirds, and even brown-necked hornbills that have disappeared for more than 30 years.
At present, as far as holly silkworm moths are concerned, their numbers have become smaller and smaller, and in nature they can use their wings to scare off predators, but only humans seem helpless. And whether we are from the perspective of protecting the environment and protecting biodiversity, or letting ourselves take the initiative to stay away from the perspective of not knowing species and our own safety, we hope not to disturb them, let alone hit them! What do you think?