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Winter Moth

Operophtera brumata

The Winter Moth is a special insect that comes out in the cold months. It has beautiful wings that look like soft, pale leaves. These moths are great at hiding in trees during winter!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Winter Moth male is small, pale brown or yellowish with delicate, faintly striped wings. The female is flightless, having a plump, grayish body with greatly reduced, stubby wings, making her distinct.

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Winter Moth
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Winter Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single female moth can lay over 100 tiny eggs on tree branches.

Male moths find mates using special scent detectors on their feathery antennae.

Their caterpillars are considered pests in orchards, munching on fruit trees.

They emerge as adults in late autumn and winter, defying the cold!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winter Flight

Winter Moth males can fly in freezing temperatures because their bodies produce natural 'antifreeze' proteins.

Fähigkeit

Wingless Wanderer

Female Winter Moths have tiny, useless wings and must crawl to find mates and lay eggs, unlike males.

Fähigkeit

Tree Bark Blending

Their mottled wing patterns help Winter Moths hide perfectly on tree trunks, protecting them from hungry birds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
7-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-10 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Young caterpillars munch on tree leaves, but adult moths do not eat at all!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat leaves voraciously, but adults have non-functional mouthparts and do not feed.

Hauptnahrung

  • Oak leaves
  • Apple leaves
  • Maple leaves
  • Willow leaves
  • Cherry leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

Feeds on caterpillars in spring.

eats

Cultivated Apple

Malus domestica

Larvae cause damage to young leaves.

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Common host tree for caterpillars.

parasitizes

Tachinid Fly

Cyzenis albicans

Lays eggs inside Winter Moth larvae.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These moths are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

20-30 mm

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

7-14 mm

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

7-10 Tage

Was frisst Winter Moth?

Young caterpillars munch on tree leaves, but adult moths do not eat at all!

Wo findet man Winter Moth normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Winter Moth?

Foraging

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

6

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