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Drinker Moth

Euthrix potatoria

The Drinker Moth is a fluffy, brown moth that loves to fly around at night. It has beautiful wings that look like soft, fuzzy blankets and is often found in gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

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The Drinker Moth has a stout, very hairy body, often tawny or yellowish-brown. Males are smaller and more orange, while females are larger and paler. Both sexes have a distinctive small white spot on each forewing that helps them blend into dry grasses.

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Drinker Moth
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Drinker Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female Drinker Moths are much larger and usually paler in color than the males!

Male Drinker Moths are fast flyers and zoom around in the daytime looking for mates!

The name 'Drinker' refers to its caterpillar, which sips dew, not the adult moth!

When scared, the fuzzy caterpillar curls into a tight ball to protect itself!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Dew Drinker

Drinker Moth caterpillars can drink dew drops directly because they live in damp grasslands, helping them stay hydrated.

Fähigkeit

Winter Sleeper

Drinker Moth caterpillars can survive freezing winters because they 'hibernate' amongst leaf litter until spring.

Fähigkeit

Disguise Master

Drinker Moth caterpillars have furry, bristly hairs that make them look like a spiky plant, helping them hide from birds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-70 mm
Größe
25-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Its fuzzy caterpillars munch on grassy plants, but adult moths prefer to sip dew!

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat plants, while adults usually don't eat or only drink dew.

Hauptnahrung

  • Phragmites australis
  • Molinia caerulea
  • Deschampsia cespitosa

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds like Great Tits feed on Drinker Moth caterpillars.

eaten by

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Bats often hunt adult Drinker Moths at night.

eats

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Drinker Moth caterpillars munch on the leaves of reeds.

eats

Purple Moor Grass

Molinia caerulea

Caterpillars feed on various damp-loving grasses.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually safe to observe, but it's best not to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Drinker Moth?

45-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Drinker Moth?

25-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Drinker Moth?

7-14 Tage

Was frisst Drinker Moth?

Its fuzzy caterpillars munch on grassy plants, but adult moths prefer to sip dew!

Wo findet man Drinker Moth normalerweise?

Gardens and fields

Wie jagt Drinker Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Drinker Moth?

6

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