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Scarce Merveille du Jour

Moma alpium

The Scarce Merveille du Jour is a beautiful moth with colorful patterns on its wings. It loves to hide in trees and is most active at night, making it a special sight for those who spot it.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Scarce Merveille du Jour has distinctive bright moss-green forewings with striking black and white markings, resembling lichen-covered bark. Its hindwings are typically greyish-brown. This unique coloration provides excellent camouflage against tree trunks.

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Scarce Merveille du Jour
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Scarce Merveille du Jour

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Finding this rare moth means you've discovered a treasure of ancient woodlands!

It rests motionless on tree trunks, blending perfectly to become almost invisible!

Its bristly caterpillar eats oak leaves, then hides to transform into a moth!

Named "wonder of the day," this moth ironically flies only after dark!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Scarce Merveille du Jour can fly and find flowers because of its excellent night vision, helping it feed.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Scarce Merveille du Jour has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them drink sweet nectar from flowers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-42 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Young caterpillars munch on tree leaves, while adult moths sip sweet flower nectar!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on tree leaves, while adults feed on nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Oak leaves
  • Nectar from nocturnal flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Bats hunt adult moths at night.

eaten by

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds eat caterpillars and resting moths.

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

eats

Sessile Oak

Quercus petraea

Caterpillars also feed on these leaves.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Scarce Merveille du Jour?

35-42 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Scarce Merveille du Jour?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Scarce Merveille du Jour?

7-14 Tage

Was frisst Scarce Merveille du Jour?

Young caterpillars munch on tree leaves, while adult moths sip sweet flower nectar!

Wo findet man Scarce Merveille du Jour normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Scarce Merveille du Jour?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Scarce Merveille du Jour?

6

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