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Red-belted Clearwing Moth

Synanthedon myopaeformis

The Red-belted Clearwing Moth looks like a tiny hummingbird! It has bright red bands on its body and can be found fluttering around flowers during the day.

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Red-belted Clearwing Moth has transparent, scale-less wings and a slender, dark body. It features a bright reddish-orange band around its abdomen, making it look strikingly similar to a wasp.

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Red-belted Clearwing Moth
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Red-belted Clearwing Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Red-belted Clearwing Moths fly during the daytime, unlike most moths.

Instead of fuzzy scales, most of its wings are clear like glass!

It's an amazing insect actor, pretending to be a wasp to trick its enemies!

Its caterpillars spend up to two years hidden inside tree trunks!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wasp Disguise

Red-belted Clearwing Moths can perfectly mimic a stinging wasp because of their appearance and flight, which helps them scare away predators.

Fähigkeit

Clear Flight

Red-belted Clearwing Moths have clear, scale-free wings that help them fly quickly and look more like fast-moving stinging insects.

Fähigkeit

Tree Tunneling

Red-belted Clearwing Moth larvae can tunnel deep into fruit trees that helps them safely eat and grow hidden from hungry birds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
18-26 mm
Größe
10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar from flowers, while young caterpillars munch on the inner bark of fruit trees.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae tunnel and feed on tree wood, while adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • phloem
  • cambium

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Apple

Malus domestica

larvae tunnel into tree wood

eats

Pear

Pyrus communis

larvae tunnel into tree wood

eats

Wild Cherry

Prunus avium

larvae tunnel into tree wood

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

adults and larvae are food for birds

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These moths are harmless and fun to watch, but don’t touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

18-26 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

15 km/h

Was frisst Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

Adults sip nectar from flowers, while young caterpillars munch on the inner bark of fruit trees.

Wo findet man Red-belted Clearwing Moth normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Red-belted Clearwing Moth?

6

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