




Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
The Double-striped Pug is a small moth with beautiful stripes on its wings. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, making it a delightful sight for everyone!
Lebensraum: Gardens and fields
The Double-striped Pug is a small moth, typically brownish-grey, with two distinct dark bands or stripes across its forewings. These bands are often broken or wavy, helping it camouflage against tree bark or plants. Its wings have a slightly scalloped edge.





Kategorie
InsektenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Adult Double-striped Pugs only sip nectar, they don't eat solid food!
Its caterpillar looks like a flower bud or a twig, a master of disguise!
The scientific name *rufifasciata* means 'reddish-banded,' describing its unique stripes!
This tiny moth can have multiple generations in a single year, growing super fast!
Double-striped Pug has muted coloration that helps them blend perfectly with tree bark and leaves, hiding from predators.
Double-striped Pug can navigate in the dark because of its specialized compound eyes that help them find flowers and mates at night.
Double-striped Pug can quickly grow from egg to adult because their larvae develop fast, allowing multiple generations in a year.
Double-striped Pug can pollinate plants as it sips nectar, helping plants reproduce because pollen sticks to its fuzzy body.
Adult Double-striped Pugs sip nectar from various flowers, while their caterpillars munch on plant buds and leaves.
Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat plant buds and leaves, while adults exclusively drink nectar from flowers.
Myotis lucifugus
Adult moths are a food source for bats during their nightly hunts.
Erithacus rubecula
Birds like robins may eat the caterpillars or resting adults.
Calluna vulgaris
Adult moths visit heather flowers, inadvertently spreading pollen.
Prunus domestica
Its caterpillars often feed on the leaves and buds of plum trees.
Gekennzeichnet durch parallele Farbstreifen oder -linien.
Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.
Nachtaktive Tiere sind hauptsächlich in den Nachtstunden aktiv und ruhen oder schlafen normalerweise tagsüber.
Beschreibt Organismen, die Pollen übertragen und so die Befruchtung und Fortpflanzung von Pflanzen ermöglichen.
Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Moths are usually harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.
17-21 mm
8-12 mm
7-21 Tage
Adult Double-striped Pugs sip nectar from various flowers, while their caterpillars munch on plant buds and leaves.
Gardens and fields
Foraging
6
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.