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Lesser Yellow Underwing

Noctua comes

The Lesser Yellow Underwing is a small moth with bright yellow underwings. It flies at night and loves to visit flowers, making it an important pollinator in gardens.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Lesser Yellow Underwing has dull, mottled brown or grey forewings that blend in with tree bark and ground. Its most striking feature is its bright yellow hindwings, each marked with a bold black band, which are usually hidden when at rest.

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Lesser Yellow Underwing
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Lesser Yellow Underwing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

If you shine a light at night, Lesser Yellow Underwings are often curious and fly towards it!

It can travel far distances, sometimes even crossing oceans to new places!

Some people call its caterpillar a 'cutworm' because it can chomp through plant stems!

This moth belongs to a huge family of moths called 'Noctuidae' or owlet moths.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Flashy Flight Display

Lesser Yellow Underwing can flash its bright yellow hindwings to startle predators, giving it a chance to escape quickly.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Daytime Camouflage

Lesser Yellow Underwing has dull forewings that mimic tree bark, helping it hide unseen from predators during the day.

Fähigkeit

Nighttime Navigator

Lesser Yellow Underwing can fly and find food in the dark, using special senses to locate nectar-rich flowers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-45 mm
Größe
20-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Young moths munch on plants, while adults sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on various low-growing plants, while adult moths primarily consume nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • grasses
  • dandelion leaves
  • plantain leaves
  • clover nectar
  • thistle nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Bats are nocturnal predators of moths.

eats

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Robins might find moths resting during the day.

eaten by

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Its leaves are a common food source for caterpillars.

pollinates

Common Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Adult moths visit bramble flowers for nectar.

Merkmale

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually safe to watch, but don't touch them as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Lesser Yellow Underwing?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Lesser Yellow Underwing?

20-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lesser Yellow Underwing?

14-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Lesser Yellow Underwing?

15-25 km/h

Was frisst Lesser Yellow Underwing?

Young moths munch on plants, while adults sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Wo findet man Lesser Yellow Underwing normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Lesser Yellow Underwing?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Lesser Yellow Underwing?

6

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