Feathered Thorn

Colotois pennaria

The Feathered Thorn is a special caterpillar that looks like a little green feather! It has soft, fuzzy hairs that help it blend in with leaves and stay safe from birds.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Feathered Thorn is a medium-sized moth with jagged-edged wings, typically pale yellow-ochre to brownish-orange. Its most distinctive features are the heavily 'feathered' antennae, especially on the male, and two small dark spots on each forewing.

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Feathered Thorn

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Feathered Thorn caterpillars can be bright green or brown to match their plant foods!

Its caterpillars are so good at camouflaging, they look just like twigs!

The male moth's huge feathery antennae help him detect female moths from far off.

This moth is one of the few that flies mainly in autumn, even when it's chilly.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Feathered Thorn can detect mates from far away because of its large, feathery antennae that are super-sensitive to scents.

Feathered Thorn has jagged-edged wings that help them perfectly blend in with autumn leaves, making them hard to spot.

Feathered Thorn can fly and find food in the dark because of its special eyes that collect lots of dim light.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 40-55 mm
Größe: 20-25 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-28 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves; adult moths mostly sip nectar for energy.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars are leaf-eating herbivores, while adult moths primarily feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

Quercus robur
Betula pendula
Salix caprea
Populus tremula

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common oak tree.

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Larvae also consume the foliage of birch trees.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Its caterpillars and adult moths are eaten by various bird species.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Adult moths flying at night are prey for insectivorous bats.

pollinates

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Adult moths visit late-blooming ivy flowers to drink nectar.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Getarnt

Getarnt beschreibt Organismen, die über eine Färbung oder Musterung verfügen, durch die sie mit ihrer Umgebung verschmelzen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.