Small Fan-footed Wave

Idaea biselata

The Small Fan-footed Wave is a tiny moth with beautiful patterns on its wings. It flutters around at night, making it a special sight for those who look closely in gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Small Fan-footed Wave is a delicate moth with creamy white to pale yellow-ochre wings, often featuring faint reddish tinges. It has three indistinct wavy cross-lines and distinctive fan-like hind legs on males, setting it apart from similar species.

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Small Fan-footed Wave

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even tiny moths like this help pollinate flowers while sipping sweet nectar at night.

Its caterpillars are called loopers because they move like they're measuring the ground!

Look closely for tiny black dots on its wings, like little beauty marks!

This moth got its 'wave' name from the wavy lines on its delicate wings.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Small Fan-footed Wave can blend into its surroundings because of its subtle patterns and pale colors that help them hide from predators.

Small Fan-footed Wave males have unique fan-like hind legs that help them perform courtship displays to attract a mate.

Small Fan-footed Wave can fly mostly at night because their sensitive hairs help them navigate and find food.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 18-22 mm
Größe: 7-9 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-28 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on plant leaves and adults sip sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat leaves and plants, but adult moths drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

Galium (Bedstraw)
Rumex (Dock)
Taraxacum (Dandelion)
Nectar from various flowers
Polygonum (Knotgrass)

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Cleavers

Galium aparine

Larvae feed on the leaves.

eaten by

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Caterpillars munch on its leaves.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

A common European bat that hunts moths at night.

hunts

Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

Wasps sometimes prey on moth caterpillars.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

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Farbenfroh

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

Getarnt

Getarnt beschreibt Organismen, die über eine Färbung oder Musterung verfügen, durch die sie mit ihrer Umgebung verschmelzen.

Grasland

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