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Small Ermine Moths

Yponomeuta

Small Ermine Moths are tiny, fluffy insects that look like little white clouds fluttering around. They love to fly in gardens and fields, making them a fun sight to see!

Lebensraum: Gardens

Aussehen

The Small Ermine Moths have slender white bodies and pure white forewings. Their wings are adorned with distinctive small black dots arranged in neat rows. This pattern makes them look elegant and can help them blend in with light-colored surroundings.

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Small Ermine Moths
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Small Ermine Moths

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Small Ermine Moths have no mouthparts and don't eat!

Hundreds of tiny caterpillars can live together inside one big web.

Some caterpillars build massive silky "castles" to live in!

They sometimes completely cover trees with their stunning, delicate white webs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Silken Shelter Builders

Small Ermine Moths larvae can weave huge communal silk tents that protect hundreds of caterpillars from predators and weather.

Fähigkeit

Leaf-Devouring Swarms

Small Ermine Moths larvae has the ability to strip entire trees of leaves because they feed together in large groups.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Taste Testers

Small Ermine Moths larvae can store plant toxins in their bodies that helps them taste bad to hungry predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
16-25 mm
Größe
8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae munch on tree leaves to grow, while adults mostly don't eat, focusing on reproduction.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are voracious leaf-eaters; adults are short-lived and typically do not feed or only sip nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Apple leaves
  • Hawthorn leaves
  • Bird cherry leaves
  • Spindle leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds feed on larvae and adult moths.

eats

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Bats are nocturnal predators of adult moths.

eats

Apple tree

Malus domestica

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of apple trees.

eats

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Larvae devour the foliage of hawthorn plants.

parasitizes

Ichneumon wasp

Diadegma armillata

Wasps lay eggs inside the caterpillars.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These moths are safe to watch, but remember not to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Small Ermine Moths?

16-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Small Ermine Moths?

8-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Small Ermine Moths?

10-20 Tage

Was frisst Small Ermine Moths?

Larvae munch on tree leaves to grow, while adults mostly don't eat, focusing on reproduction.

Wo findet man Small Ermine Moths normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Small Ermine Moths?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Small Ermine Moths?

6

Snap-Karte

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