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Pale Oak Beauty

Hypomecis punctinalis

The Pale Oak Beauty is a lovely moth with soft, pale wings that blend in with tree bark. It loves to rest on oak trees during the day and comes out at night to fly around.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Pale Oak Beauty is a medium-sized moth known for its mottled grey and brown wings, resembling lichen or bark on oak trees. It has distinct dark markings and a pale cross-band, making it blend seamlessly into its arboreal surroundings.

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Pale Oak Beauty
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Pale Oak Beauty

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillar looks exactly like a broken twig, swaying in the wind!

Some adult moths don't even have mouths to eat; they just live off stored energy!

Their furry bodies help keep them warm while flying on cool nights!

This moth got its scientific name 'punctinalis' because of the tiny dots on its wings!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bark Mimicry

Pale Oak Beauty has wing patterns that perfectly imitate oak bark and lichen, helping them hide from hungry birds and bats.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision

Pale Oak Beauty can fly and navigate in darkness because of specialized large eyes that gather faint light, helping them find mates and food.

Fähigkeit

Smell Detector

Pale Oak Beauty has feathery antennae that can detect tiny amounts of scent, helping them find mates from far away.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-60 mm
Größe
20-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8-12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on oak leaves, while adult moths might sip nectar from flowers.

Altersunterschiede: Yes, caterpillars eat oak leaves, but adults primarily sip nectar or don't feed at all, relying on energy stored from their larval stage.

Hauptnahrung

  • Quercus robur (Oak leaves)
  • Nectar
  • Tree sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

English Oak

Quercus robur

as a caterpillar

eaten by

Noctule Bat

Nyctalus noctula

hunted during nighttime flights

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

birds prey on larvae

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

adults visit flowers for nectar

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

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 Pale Oak Beauty?

40-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Pale Oak Beauty?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pale Oak Beauty?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Pale Oak Beauty?

8-12 km/h

Was frisst Pale Oak Beauty?

Caterpillars munch on oak leaves, while adult moths might sip nectar from flowers.

Wo findet man Pale Oak Beauty normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Pale Oak Beauty?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Pale Oak Beauty?

6

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