Larvae eat leaves from the tulip tree, sweet bay, wild black cherry, ash, lilac, aspen, birch, and choke cherry. A toxin is a poison. Some butterflies eat plants that contain toxins in order to poison their predators. Monarchs eat milkweed for its toxic glycosides. The rate of transpiration varies as the conditions of the plant change and is controlled by the opening and closing the stomata.
Many caterpillars have tubercles.
For example, the caterpillars of the Cecropia and Cynthia moths have many tubercles along the body. A type species is the species of an organism from which a new genus is named. For example, Tyrannosaurus rex is the type species for the genus Tyrannosaurus. As stated in our privacy policy , we fully respect your privacy and will not use your e-mail address for any purpose other than the newsletter subscription. Please visit our sponsor.