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Bicolored Sallow

Sunira bicolorago

The Bicolored Sallow is a beautiful moth with bright yellow and brown colors. It flutters around at night and loves to visit flowers for nectar. This little insect is a wonderful part of nature's nighttime show!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Bicolored Sallow has bright yellow forewings, often marked with a distinct reddish-brown band near the outer edge. Its hindwings are much paler, usually a dull whitish-yellow. This two-toned appearance helps distinguish it from other moths.

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Bicolored Sallow
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Bicolored Sallow

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it's called a sallow, its brightest colors are often golden yellow!

Instead of sound, it uses pheromones to find a mate in the dark night.

Its caterpillars are picky eaters, munching only certain tree leaves.

This moth loves autumn, emerging when leaves start to turn golden!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Bicolored Sallow has excellent night vision that helps them fly safely and find flowers for nectar when it's dark outside.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Straw

Bicolored Sallow has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers like a tiny straw.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-40 mm
Größe
12-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their young munch on leaves from various trees!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on tree leaves, while adults drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Maple leaves
  • Oak leaves
  • Birch leaves
  • Willow leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Caterpillars munch on its leaves.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

A common nocturnal predator of moths.

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Adults visit its flowers for nectar.

eats

White Oak

Quercus alba

Another important host plant for larvae.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch moths from a distance and not touch them, as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Bicolored Sallow?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Bicolored Sallow?

12-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Bicolored Sallow?

10-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Bicolored Sallow?

10 km/h

Was frisst Bicolored Sallow?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their young munch on leaves from various trees!

Wo findet man Bicolored Sallow normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Bicolored Sallow?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Bicolored Sallow?

6

Snap-Karte

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