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Tissue Moth

Triphosa haesitata

The Tissue Moth is a small, fluffy insect that loves to hide in trees and bushes. Its soft, brown wings help it blend in with nature, making it a little tricky to spot!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Tissue Moth has delicate, papery wings, typically pale grey-brown to reddish-brown, often marked with darker wavy lines or bands. Its hind wings have a noticeably wavy or scalloped edge. These patterns provide excellent camouflage against tree bark.

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Tissue Moth
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Tissue Moth

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know the Tissue Moth can live for many months by sleeping through winter? Wow!

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

Some Tissue Moths can be active on warm nights even in the middle of winter!

The wavy edge of its hind wings makes it look even more like a dead leaf or bark!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winter Sleeper

Tissue Moth can survive cold winters as an adult because it enters a special hibernation, helping it emerge early in spring.

Fähigkeit

Bark Blender

Tissue Moth has patterned, wavy-edged wings that perfectly blend with tree bark, helping them disappear from hungry birds and bats.

Fähigkeit

Looper Larva

Tissue Moth caterpillars have a unique 'looping' walk because they only have legs at each end, helping them move like tiny measuring tapes.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
38-44 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-200 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae munch on leaves, while adults may sip nectar or tree sap for energy.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat plant leaves, but adults sip nectar and tree sap.

Hauptnahrung

  • Buckthorn leaves
  • Cherry leaves
  • Nectar
  • Tree sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

Larvae feed on the leaves of this shrub.

eats

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Caterpillars also enjoy dining on cherry tree leaves.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Nocturnal bats hunt these moths in flight.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds may catch resting moths during the day.

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Sammlungen

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Tissue Moth?

38-44 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Tissue Moth?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tissue Moth?

14-200 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Tissue Moth?

5 km/h

Was frisst Tissue Moth?

Larvae munch on leaves, while adults may sip nectar or tree sap for energy.

Wo findet man Tissue Moth normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Tissue Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Tissue Moth?

6

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