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Bloxworth Snout

Hypena obsitalis

The Bloxworth Snout is a small, unique moth with a special snout-like mouthpart. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, making it a delightful sight for nature lovers.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Bloxworth Snout has dull brown wings with wavy lines and darker patches, perfect for blending in. Its most distinctive feature is the prominent pair of upward-curving palps, forming a 'snout' that sets it apart. These palps are often lighter brown or speckled.

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Bloxworth Snout
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Bloxworth Snout

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Bloxworth Snouts can spend the whole winter hiding, waiting for spring!

Baby Bloxworth Snouts love to munch on stinging nettle plants!

It can look exactly like a curled-up dead leaf, even its little legs!

Its super long 'snout' isn't a nose, but special feelers for tasting!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Bloxworth Snout can camouflage perfectly because its mottled brown wings mimic dead leaves and tree bark to hide.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Siphon

Bloxworth Snout has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside various flowers.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Detector

Bloxworth Snout has long, fuzzy palps that help them taste and smell their surroundings to find food at night.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
26-30 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves, while adult moths sip sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat plant leaves, adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Urtica dioica
  • nectar from various flowers
  • Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Larvae feed on its leaves.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle Bat

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Moths are a food source for bats.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Birds prey on adult moths.

pollinates

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Moths visit flowers for nectar.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are generally safe to observe, but don't touch them as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Bloxworth Snout?

26-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Bloxworth Snout?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Bloxworth Snout?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Bloxworth Snout?

8 km/h

Was frisst Bloxworth Snout?

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves, while adult moths sip sweet flower nectar.

Wo findet man Bloxworth Snout normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Bloxworth Snout?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Bloxworth Snout?

6

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