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Treble Bar

Aplocera plagiata

The Treble Bar is a special moth with beautiful patterns on its wings. It loves to fly around gardens and fields, especially during the night when it comes out to play.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Treble Bar moth has slender, often reddish-brown, grey, or cream-coloured forewings marked with distinctive dark, wavy bands, including a prominent oblique "treble bar" across the middle. Its hindwings are typically paler and less patterned, helping it blend seamlessly into its natural surroundings.

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Treble Bar
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Treble Bar

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Treble Bar moths, called caterpillars, love to munch on plants like Lady's Bedstraw!

Did you know the "Treble Bar" name comes from the distinct wavy line on its wings?

Its scientific name, Aplocera plagiata, means "unadorned" with "oblique stripes"!

This moth finds its mate using amazing chemical signals, called pheromones, from far away!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Treble Bar can fly at night because of its specialized vision that helps them find flowers and mates in the dark.

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Treble Bar has camouflaged wings that help them blend perfectly into bark or dry leaves, hiding from predators.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sip-per

Treble Bar can drink sweet nectar because of its long, coiled proboscis that helps them reach deep inside flowers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
33-38 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult moths sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars feast on specific plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Adult moths drink nectar, but their larval stage (caterpillar) eats the leaves of host plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower nectar
  • Galium verum leaves
  • Galium mollugo leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Lady's Bedstraw

Galium verum

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this plant.

eats

Hedge Bedstraw

Galium mollugo

Its caterpillars also feed on this related plant.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

This small bat hunts moths, including the Treble Bar.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Adult moths visit flowers at night, transferring pollen.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually safe, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Treble Bar?

33-38 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Treble Bar?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Treble Bar?

14-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Treble Bar?

5-15 km/h

Was frisst Treble Bar?

Adult moths sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars feast on specific plant leaves.

Wo findet man Treble Bar normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Treble Bar?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Treble Bar?

6

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