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Clay Triple-Lines

Cyclophora linearia

The Clay Triple-Lines is a special moth with beautiful brown and cream stripes. It loves to hide in gardens and fields during the day and comes out at night to fly around lights.

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

Aussehen

The Clay Triple-Lines is a small, delicate moth with pale, sandy-brown wings marked by three faint, wavy darker lines across each forewing. Its hindwings are similarly colored with fewer, less distinct markings, giving it a subtly striped appearance that helps it blend into its surroundings.

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Clay Triple-Lines
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Clay Triple-Lines

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female Clay Triple-Lines moths lay tiny eggs that are smaller than a pinhead!

Its caterpillars cleverly disguise themselves as twigs to hide from hungry birds!

Some scientists think its name comes from the clay-like color of its wings!

These moths are often attracted to porch lights, making them easy to spot at night!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Natural Camouflage

Clay Triple-Lines can perfectly blend into tree bark or dead leaves because its sandy-brown wings and wavy lines mimic natural textures.

Fähigkeit

Nocturnal Navigation

Clay Triple-Lines has excellent night vision that helps them navigate in darkness to find flowers and mates, avoiding predators.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Generations

Clay Triple-Lines can have multiple generations annually because its caterpillars develop fast, allowing rapid reproduction.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-30 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

As caterpillars, they munch on leaves; as adults, they sip nectar from flowers.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars chew plant leaves, while adult moths feed only on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Silver Birch leaves
  • Common Alder leaves
  • Willow leaves
  • Aspen leaves
  • flower nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds often catch moths flying at dusk or resting.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Bats use echolocation to hunt moths in flight.

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common tree.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Adult moths visit its flowers for nectar, aiding pollination.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Clay Triple-Lines?

25-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Clay Triple-Lines?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Clay Triple-Lines?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Clay Triple-Lines?

8 km/h

Was frisst Clay Triple-Lines?

As caterpillars, they munch on leaves; as adults, they sip nectar from flowers.

Wo findet man Clay Triple-Lines normalerweise?

Gardens and fields

Wie jagt Clay Triple-Lines?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Clay Triple-Lines?

6

Snap-Karte

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