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Straw Dot

Rivula sericealis

The Straw Dot is a small, colorful moth that loves to flutter around during the night. Its wings are brown with a special straw-like pattern, making it look like it's wearing a cozy coat!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Straw Dot is a small, pale yellowish-brown moth with straw-like wings. It has a distinctive dark, diagonal stripe extending from the tip of each forewing towards the body, and often a few tiny black dots along the outer edge, making it stand out from plainer moths.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieErebidaeGattungRivula
Straw Dot
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Straw Dot

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female Straw Dots lay their eggs one by one on specific plants so their babies have food right away.

Its caterpillar looks very different from the adult moth and munches on grasses and sedges!

The Straw Dot moth often rests with its wings folded tightly, making it look like a tiny piece of dry grass.

They are sometimes called 'straw-barred moths' because of the dark stripe across their wings!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Straw Camouflage

Straw Dot has straw-colored wings and a diagonal stripe that helps them perfectly blend into dried grasses and reeds to hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Straw Dot can unfurl a long, straw-like proboscis to sip sweet nectar from flowers, which gives them energy to fly and lay eggs.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision Navigator

Straw Dot can navigate and find flowers in the dark because of its excellent nocturnal vision that helps them fly safely at night.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-20 mm
Größe
8-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult moths drink flower nectar; their caterpillars eat plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, while adult moths drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Common Reed
  • Pendulous Sedge
  • Soft Rush
  • Grasses

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves.

eaten by

Daubenton's Bat

Myotis daubentonii

Adult moths are a food source for bats.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds may prey on both larvae and adults.

eats

Pendulous Sedge

Carex pendula

Caterpillars munch on its foliage.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

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 Straw Dot?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Straw Dot?

8-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Straw Dot?

10-20 Tage

Was frisst Straw Dot?

Adult moths drink flower nectar; their caterpillars eat plant leaves.

Wo findet man Straw Dot normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Straw Dot?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Straw Dot?

6

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