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White-tipped Ctenucha

Ctenucha rubroscapus

The White-tipped Ctenucha is a beautiful moth with bright colors and fluffy bodies. They are often found fluttering around flowers, where they look for nectar to drink.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The White-tipped Ctenucha has a striking metallic blue-black body and bright red-orange head. Its antennae feature distinctive white tips. Sometimes, a red-orange band adorns the base of its forewings, making it visually distinct from many other dark moths.

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White-tipped Ctenucha
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White-tipped Ctenucha

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Caterpillars munch on grasses, but adults drink flower nectar!

It often pretends to be a wasp to keep enemies away!

Its fuzzy body might help it keep warm during cooler days.

Unlike most moths, it loves to zip around in the sunshine.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Daylight Navigator

White-tipped Ctenucha can fly during the day because of special adaptations that help them avoid night-flying predators and find flowers.

Fähigkeit

Wasp Impersonator

White-tipped Ctenucha has colors and flight patterns that help them look like a stinging wasp, scaring off potential predators.

Fähigkeit

Bright Antennae Beacon

White-tipped Ctenucha has bright white tips on its antennae that might help them recognize other moths for mating.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-45 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on grasses.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat grasses and sedges; adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Grasses
  • Sedges

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Adult moths are a food source for insectivorous birds.

pollinates

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Adults visit this flower for nectar, aiding in its pollination.

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common grass.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These moths are safe to watch, but it's best to leave them alone and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von White-tipped Ctenucha?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von White-tipped Ctenucha?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von White-tipped Ctenucha?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von White-tipped Ctenucha?

12 km/h

Was frisst White-tipped Ctenucha?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on grasses.

Wo findet man White-tipped Ctenucha normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt White-tipped Ctenucha?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von White-tipped Ctenucha?

6

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