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Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

The Willow Beauty is a beautiful moth with soft, brown wings that look like tree bark. It loves to rest on tree trunks during the day, making it a great camouflage expert!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Willow Beauty moth is a medium-sized moth with mottled grey-brown wings, marked with darker wavy lines and pale, rhomboidal patches. Its rough, bark-like texture and patterns provide excellent camouflage, making it blend seamlessly with tree trunks.

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Willow Beauty
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Willow Beauty

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its scientific name, 'rhomboidaria', means 'diamond-shaped', referring to a mark on its wings!

The caterpillars are often called 'loopers' because of how they arch their bodies to move.

These moths are attracted to light, so you might spot them near lamps at night!

They rest with their wings spread flat, pressing close to tree trunks to stay hidden.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master Disguise

Willow Beauty has mottled grey-brown wings that help them blend perfectly with tree bark, making them hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision Navigator

Willow Beauty can see well in low light, helping them navigate and find flowers in the dark after sunset.

Fähigkeit

Winter Sleeper

Willow Beauty caterpillars can survive cold winters by overwintering, waiting for spring to continue growing.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-45 mm
Größe
12-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
270-300 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves, while adult moths enjoy sipping sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat leaves, while adult moths feed on nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • willow leaves
  • birch leaves
  • oak leaves
  • hawthorn leaves
  • flower nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Caterpillars feed on its leaves

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Caterpillars feed on its leaves

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds prey on caterpillars and adult moths

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Bats hunt adult moths at night

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are gentle creatures, but it's best to observe them without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Willow Beauty?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Willow Beauty?

12-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Willow Beauty?

270-300 Tage

Was frisst Willow Beauty?

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves, while adult moths enjoy sipping sweet flower nectar.

Wo findet man Willow Beauty normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Willow Beauty?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Willow Beauty?

6

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