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Dark Arches

Apamea monoglypha

The Dark Arches is a beautiful moth with dark wings that can blend into the night. It loves to fly around gardens and fields, especially at dusk when it’s cooler.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Dark Arches is a medium-sized moth with stout, brown to grey-brown forewings featuring a distinctive dark, jagged, arch-like mark near the center. Its hindwings are a plainer, paler grey, providing a subtle contrast to its patterned front.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieNoctuidaeGattungApamea
Dark Arches
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Dark Arches

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillars live hidden underground, safe from hungry birds!

It’s one of the most common moths you can find in Europe!

Some Dark Arches moths are almost completely black, called melanic!

This moth can actually taste sweet nectar with its feet!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Dark Arches can perfectly blend into tree bark because its mottled wings look like rough wood, helping them hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Dark Arches has specialized eyes that help them see in very low light, allowing them to fly and find food in the dark.

Fähigkeit

Vibration Sensing

Dark Arches can detect tiny vibrations in the air that helps them escape from predators like hunting bats.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-55 mm
Größe
18-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their young munch on grassy greens and roots.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on plant roots and grasses; adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • Dactylis glomerata
  • Festuca rubra
  • Poa annua

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

This small bat hunts moths in flight.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds will snatch adult moths or their larvae.

eats

Cocksfoot

Dactylis glomerata

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves and roots of this grass.

Merkmale

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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 Dark Arches?

45-55 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Dark Arches?

18-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Dark Arches?

7-14 Tage

Was frisst Dark Arches?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their young munch on grassy greens and roots.

Wo findet man Dark Arches normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Dark Arches?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Dark Arches?

6

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