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Scarce Straw Pearl

Paracorsia repandalis

The Scarce Straw Pearl is a unique moth with beautiful, straw-colored wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is a special sight in gardens and meadows.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Scarce Straw Pearl has delicate, straw-yellow wings often with a subtle pearly sheen, sometimes featuring faint darker markings. Its slender body is similarly colored, helping it blend into dry grassy habitats. This moth appears small and inconspicuous.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieCrambidaeGattungParacorsia
Scarce Straw Pearl
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Scarce Straw Pearl

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult moths do not eat solid food, only sipping nectar with a straw-like tongue!

Its caterpillars are picky eaters, dining only on plants like wild thyme or marjoram!

Its scientific name, *Paracorsia repandalis*, hints at its 'bent' or wavy wing patterns!

The Scarce Straw Pearl rests with its wings wrapped tightly around its body!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Blending Expert

Scarce Straw Pearl can disappear against dry plants because of its straw-yellow wings, helping them hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Scent Seeker

Scarce Straw Pearl can find mates in the dark because of special scent detectors, helping them reproduce.

Fähigkeit

Gourmet Larva

Scarce Straw Pearl larvae can grow strong because they only eat specific plants, providing essential nutrients.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-24 mm
Größe
8-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar; larvae munch on specific plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume host plant leaves, while adults only sip nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme) leaves
  • Origanum vulgare (Wild Marjoram) leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Common Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this plant.

depends on

Wild Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Its larvae also munch on the foliage of this fragrant herb.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

This bird and others prey on adult moths.

eaten by

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Bats actively hunt adult moths during their night flights.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch moths; just watch them fly and enjoy their beauty!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Scarce Straw Pearl?

20-24 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Scarce Straw Pearl?

8-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Scarce Straw Pearl?

7-14 Tage

Was frisst Scarce Straw Pearl?

Adults sip flower nectar; larvae munch on specific plant leaves.

Wo findet man Scarce Straw Pearl normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Scarce Straw Pearl?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Scarce Straw Pearl?

6

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