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Clay Triple-Lines

Cyclophora linearia

The Clay Triple-Lines is a special moth with beautiful brown and cream stripes. It loves to hide in gardens and fields during the day and comes out at night to fly around lights.

Hábitat: Gardens and fields

Aspecto

The Clay Triple-Lines is a small, delicate moth with pale, sandy-brown wings marked by three faint, wavy darker lines across each forewing. Its hindwings are similarly colored with fewer, less distinct markings, giving it a subtly striped appearance that helps it blend into its surroundings.

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Clay Triple-Lines
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Clay Triple-Lines

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Female Clay Triple-Lines moths lay tiny eggs that are smaller than a pinhead!

Its caterpillars cleverly disguise themselves as twigs to hide from hungry birds!

Some scientists think its name comes from the clay-like color of its wings!

These moths are often attracted to porch lights, making them easy to spot at night!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Natural Camouflage

Clay Triple-Lines can perfectly blend into tree bark or dead leaves because its sandy-brown wings and wavy lines mimic natural textures.

Habilidad

Nocturnal Navigation

Clay Triple-Lines has excellent night vision that helps them navigate in darkness to find flowers and mates, avoiding predators.

Habilidad

Rapid Generations

Clay Triple-Lines can have multiple generations annually because its caterpillars develop fast, allowing rapid reproduction.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
25-30 mm
Tamaño
10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida
10-20 días
Velocidad de vuelo
8 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

As caterpillars, they munch on leaves; as adults, they sip nectar from flowers.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars chew plant leaves, while adult moths feed only on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Silver Birch leaves
  • Common Alder leaves
  • Willow leaves
  • Aspen leaves
  • flower nectar

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds often catch moths flying at dusk or resting.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Bats use echolocation to hunt moths in flight.

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common tree.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Adult moths visit its flowers for nectar, aiding pollination.

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Moths are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Clay Triple-Lines?

25-30 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Clay Triple-Lines?

10-15 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Clay Triple-Lines?

10-20 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Clay Triple-Lines?

8 km/h

¿Qué come Clay Triple-Lines?

As caterpillars, they munch on leaves; as adults, they sip nectar from flowers.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Clay Triple-Lines?

Gardens and fields

¿Cómo caza Clay Triple-Lines?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Clay Triple-Lines?

6

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