Grey Knot-horn

Acrobasis advenella

The Grey Knot-horn is a small moth with beautiful grey wings. It loves to hide in gardens and fields, making it a fun surprise to find while exploring nature!

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

Aussehen

The Grey Knot-horn is a small moth with mottled greyish-white forewings marked with darker grey or black and a reddish-brown tinge near the base. It has a distinctive raised tuft of scales, its 'knot-horn,' on each forewing that helps it mimic bark. Its hindwings are plain pale grey.

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Grey Knot-horn

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even as adults, some Grey Knot-horns barely eat, relying on stored energy!

Its caterpillars secretly live inside plant stems, munching away from sight!

The 'knot-horn' on its wings is a special tuft of scales that helps it hide!

This moth helps trees by 'pruning' weak shoots where its larvae burrow and feed.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Grey Knot-horn has uniquely mottled grey wings and a raised scale tuft that perfectly camouflages it against tree bark.

Its caterpillars can bore into plant stems, creating hidden tunnels to feed and stay protected from predators.

The Grey Knot-horn is primarily nocturnal, allowing it to navigate and find mates under the cover of darkness.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 19-22 mm
Größe: 7-9 mm
Lebenserwartung: 7-21 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Its caterpillars eat plants, while the adults usually don't eat at all!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on leaves and shoots; adults typically do not feed or consume only water/nectar.

Hauptnahrung

oak leaves
hazel leaves
plum leaves
hawthorn leaves
birch leaves

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Larvae feed on shoots

eats

Common Hazel

Corylus avellana

Larvae feed on shoots

eats

Common Plum

Prunus domestica

Larvae feed on shoots

eaten by

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Adult moths are prey

Merkmale

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.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.