Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

The Yellow Shell Moth is a small, colorful moth with bright yellow wings. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, especially in warm weather.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Yellow Shell Moth is a small, bright yellow moth with two distinct wavy brown or reddish-brown bands across its forewings. Its hindwings are paler yellow with a faint darker band. This specific pattern makes it look different from other yellow moths.

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Yellow Shell Moth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillars are called "loopers" because they walk by arching their body like a measuring tape!

Moth scales are actually tiny, flattened hairs that give their wings color and velvety texture.

Some moths, including this one, can shiver their flight muscles to warm up before taking off!

The Yellow Shell Moth can have two generations of adults flying in a single year!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Yellow Shell Moth has intricate wavy wing patterns that help them blend perfectly with rustling leaves or flower petals, making them hard to spot.

Yellow Shell Moth can fly and find food in low light thanks to highly sensitive eyes that gather even faint nighttime glow.

Yellow Shell Moth has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers for energy.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 20-27 mm
Größe: 10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung: 10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

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

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat plant leaves, while adults only drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

Lady's Bedstraw leaves
Cleavers leaves
Dandelion nectar
Thistle nectar

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Lady's Bedstraw

Galium verum

Larvae feed on its leaves for growth.

eats

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Caterpillars feed on its leaves and adults drink its nectar.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Adult moths are a food source for insectivorous birds.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Nocturnal bats hunt adult moths while they fly.

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Adult moths transfer pollen while visiting flowers for nectar.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Getarnt

Getarnt beschreibt Organismen, die über eine Färbung oder Musterung verfügen, durch die sie mit ihrer Umgebung verschmelzen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.