Rosy Tabby

Endotricha flammealis

The Rosy Tabby is a colorful moth with beautiful pink and orange patterns on its wings. It flutters around gardens and fields, bringing joy to those who spot it.

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

Aussehen

The Rosy Tabby is a small moth with rosy-pink to reddish-brown forewings, marked by two wavy darker cross-lines and a purplish border. Its hindwings are a plainer grey-brown, providing a striking contrast to its vibrant front.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamiliePyralidaeGattungEndotricha

Rosy Tabby

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Even though it’s small, this moth can fly for miles each night!

It belongs to the "snout moth" family, named for its pointy mouthparts!

Its beautiful colors make it look like a tiny autumn leaf with wings!

This moth's caterpillars weave silken tunnels on leaves to stay safe!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Rosy Tabby can fly in darkness because it has special eyes that help it see very well at night, finding food and mates.

Rosy Tabby has feathery antennae that help it detect faint scents from flowers and other moths from far away.

Rosy Tabby has rosy-brown wings that help it blend perfectly with dry leaves and twigs, hiding from hungry birds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 18-23 mm
Größe: 8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung: 7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar, while their caterpillars munch on decaying leaves and plant bits.

Altersunterschiede: Young caterpillars eat decaying plant matter; adults feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

nectar
decaying leaves
fungi
honeysuckle leaves
bramble leaves

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

A common bat species that preys on flying moths at night.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Adult moths often get caught in spider webs while flying.

eats

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this climbing plant.

eats

Common Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Rosy Tabby larvae also consume the leaves of wild bramble bushes.

pollinates

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

As adults, they visit flowers like cornflower to sip nectar.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

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

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

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