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Common Carpet Moth

Epirrhoe alternata

The Common Carpet Moth is a small, fluffy moth that loves to flutter around at night. It has beautiful patterns on its wings that help it blend in with its surroundings, making it a little magician of disguise!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Common Carpet Moth has forewings that are greyish-white with a distinctive broad blackish-brown central band. This band is bordered by wavy white lines, and a small black spot can be seen within it. Its hindwings are paler with faint markings.

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Common Carpet Moth
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Common Carpet Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Carpet moth caterpillars can wiggle backward surprisingly fast!

Its caterpillars are often striped, looking like tiny zebras!

Some adult moths don't eat at all; they live off stored energy!

These moths can taste sweet things with their feet!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Blending

Common Carpet Moth has intricate grey and brown wing patterns that help them disappear against tree bark or rocks, avoiding hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Plant Power Muncher

Its caterpillars can rapidly consume leaves from specific plants, allowing them to grow quickly and prepare for metamorphosis.

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

The Common Carpet Moth can navigate and fly during the dim hours of dusk and night, which helps them find mates and avoid many daytime threats.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-28 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-21 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

As caterpillars, they munch on plants, but adult moths do not eat, living off energy from their younger days!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on plant leaves, but adult moths do not feed, relying on energy reserves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Galium aparine
  • Galium mollugo
  • Rubia peregrina

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common plant.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Adult moths are often hunted by these nocturnal insectivores.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Bird species like this prey on moth caterpillars and adults.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Moths can become ensnared in spider webs, providing a meal.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Carpet Moth?

20-28 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Carpet Moth?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Carpet Moth?

7-21 Tage

Was frisst Common Carpet Moth?

As caterpillars, they munch on plants, but adult moths do not eat, living off energy from their younger days!

Wo findet man Common Carpet Moth normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Common Carpet Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Carpet Moth?

6

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