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Carposina scirrhosella

Carposina scirrhosella

The Carposina scirrhosella is a small moth with beautiful wings. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, making it a delightful sight for nature lovers.

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

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The Carposina scirrhosella is a small moth, typically mottled greyish-brown, sometimes with hints of red or darker spots on its forewings, which help it blend in. Its hindwings are paler, and its body is fuzzy. It can resemble a piece of bark or a bird dropping.

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Carposina scirrhosella
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Carposina scirrhosella

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female moths can lay over 100 tiny eggs, usually on fruit skin!

Its larvae are sometimes called 'fruitworms' because they live inside apples!

They are nocturnal flyers, seeking host fruit trees under the cover of night.

This moth often pretends to be a bird dropping to avoid being eaten by predators.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Disguise Master

Carposina scirrhosella has mottled wings that help them camouflage perfectly against tree bark, hiding from hungry birds.

Fähigkeit

Fruit Burrower

Carposina scirrhosella larvae can tunnel into ripening fruits because their tiny jaws allow them to chew through tough skin.

Fähigkeit

Scent Seeker

Carposina scirrhosella uses super-sensitive antennae that help them detect the perfect ripe fruit for laying their eggs.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
14-20 mm
Größe
6-9 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-28 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

The larvae of this moth eat the delicious insides of ripening fruits.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat fruit pulp, while adults may sip nectar or not feed at all.

Hauptnahrung

  • apples
  • pears
  • plums
  • cherries
  • hawthorn berries
  • rose hips

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

apple

Malus domestica

Its larvae burrow into the fruit.

eaten by

great tit

Parus major

These birds prey on the moths and larvae.

parasitizes

parasitic wasp

Trichogramma pretiosum

These tiny wasps lay eggs inside the moth's eggs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Carposina scirrhosella?

14-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Carposina scirrhosella?

6-9 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Carposina scirrhosella?

14-28 Tage

Was frisst Carposina scirrhosella?

The larvae of this moth eat the delicious insides of ripening fruits.

Wo findet man Carposina scirrhosella normalerweise?

Gardens and fields

Wie jagt Carposina scirrhosella?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Carposina scirrhosella?

6

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