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Silver Y

Autographa gamma

The Silver Y is a pretty moth with shiny silver markings on its wings. It loves to fly around gardens and fields, especially at night when it's cooler.

Lebensraum: Gardens and fields

Aussehen

The Silver Y is a medium-sized moth, typically greyish-brown with mottled forewings. Its most striking feature is a distinct, metallic silver Y-shaped mark (or gamma symbol) on each forewing. Its hindwings are plain grey, becoming lighter towards the body, distinguishing it from other similar moths.

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Silver Y
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Silver Y

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Silver Y moth often flies during the day, which is quite unusual for most nocturnal moths!

Sometimes, millions migrate together, forming a huge cloudy stream across the sky!

These moths can warm up their bodies by shivering their muscles, even when it's chilly!

Wow, they can fly across entire seas, like the English Channel, in just one night!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Migrator

Silver Y can fly thousands of kilometers across continents, helping them find new food and breeding grounds.

Fähigkeit

Hovering Master

Silver Y can hover in the air like a hummingbird, which helps them drink nectar from tricky flowers.

Fähigkeit

Bat Ear

Silver Y has special ears on its chest that help them hear high-pitched bat calls, avoiding night-time predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-45 mm
Größe
14-17 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Young Silver Y caterpillars munch on plants, while adults drink sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat leaves from various plants, while adult moths feed solely on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Cabbage leaves
  • Nettle leaves
  • Dandelion leaves
  • Pea plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds actively hunt and eat Silver Y moths during the day.

eaten by

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Bats use echolocation to hunt flying moths at night.

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Adult moths drink nectar, helping red clover grow seeds.

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Caterpillars munch on nettle leaves for energy and growth.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually safe to watch, but don't touch them as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Silver Y?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Silver Y?

14-17 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Silver Y?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Silver Y?

25 km/h

Was frisst Silver Y?

Young Silver Y caterpillars munch on plants, while adults drink sweet flower nectar.

Wo findet man Silver Y normalerweise?

Gardens and fields

Wie jagt Silver Y?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Silver Y?

6

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