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Carposina scirrhosella

Carposina scirrhosella

The Carposina scirrhosella is a small moth with beautiful wings. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, making it a delightful sight for nature lovers.

Hábitat: Gardens and fields

Aspecto

The Carposina scirrhosella is a small moth, typically mottled greyish-brown, sometimes with hints of red or darker spots on its forewings, which help it blend in. Its hindwings are paler, and its body is fuzzy. It can resemble a piece of bark or a bird dropping.

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Carposina scirrhosella
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Carposina scirrhosella

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Datos interesantes

Female moths can lay over 100 tiny eggs, usually on fruit skin!

Its larvae are sometimes called 'fruitworms' because they live inside apples!

They are nocturnal flyers, seeking host fruit trees under the cover of night.

This moth often pretends to be a bird dropping to avoid being eaten by predators.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Disguise Master

Carposina scirrhosella has mottled wings that help them camouflage perfectly against tree bark, hiding from hungry birds.

Habilidad

Fruit Burrower

Carposina scirrhosella larvae can tunnel into ripening fruits because their tiny jaws allow them to chew through tough skin.

Habilidad

Scent Seeker

Carposina scirrhosella uses super-sensitive antennae that help them detect the perfect ripe fruit for laying their eggs.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
14-20 mm
Tamaño
6-9 mm
Esperanza de vida
14-28 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

The larvae of this moth eat the delicious insides of ripening fruits.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat fruit pulp, while adults may sip nectar or not feed at all.

Alimentos principales

  • apples
  • pears
  • plums
  • cherries
  • hawthorn berries
  • rose hips

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

apple

Malus domestica

Its larvae burrow into the fruit.

eaten by

great tit

Parus major

These birds prey on the moths and larvae.

parasitizes

parasitic wasp

Trichogramma pretiosum

These tiny wasps lay eggs inside the moth's eggs.

Rasgos

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Carposina scirrhosella?

14-20 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Carposina scirrhosella?

6-9 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Carposina scirrhosella?

14-28 días

¿Qué come Carposina scirrhosella?

The larvae of this moth eat the delicious insides of ripening fruits.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Carposina scirrhosella?

Gardens and fields

¿Cómo caza Carposina scirrhosella?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Carposina scirrhosella?

6

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