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Feathered Thorn

Colotois pennaria

The Feathered Thorn is a special caterpillar that looks like a little green feather! It has soft, fuzzy hairs that help it blend in with leaves and stay safe from birds.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Feathered Thorn is a medium-sized moth with jagged-edged wings, typically pale yellow-ochre to brownish-orange. Its most distinctive features are the heavily 'feathered' antennae, especially on the male, and two small dark spots on each forewing.

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Feathered Thorn
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Feathered Thorn

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Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Feathered Thorn caterpillars can be bright green or brown to match their plant foods!

Its caterpillars are so good at camouflaging, they look just like twigs!

The male moth's huge feathery antennae help him detect female moths from far off.

This moth is one of the few that flies mainly in autumn, even when it's chilly.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Pheromone Radar

Feathered Thorn can detect mates from far away because of its large, feathery antennae that are super-sensitive to scents.

Habilidad

Leaf Disguise

Feathered Thorn has jagged-edged wings that help them perfectly blend in with autumn leaves, making them hard to spot.

Habilidad

Night Navigator

Feathered Thorn can fly and find food in the dark because of its special eyes that collect lots of dim light.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
40-55 mm
Tamaño
20-25 mm
Esperanza de vida
14-28 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves; adult moths mostly sip nectar for energy.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars are leaf-eating herbivores, while adult moths primarily feed on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Quercus robur
  • Betula pendula
  • Salix caprea
  • Populus tremula

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common oak tree.

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Larvae also consume the foliage of birch trees.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Its caterpillars and adult moths are eaten by various bird species.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Adult moths flying at night are prey for insectivorous bats.

pollinates

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Adult moths visit late-blooming ivy flowers to drink nectar.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Don't touch caterpillars unless you know they are safe; some can be prickly or have hairs that irritate skin.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Feathered Thorn?

40-55 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Feathered Thorn?

20-25 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Feathered Thorn?

14-28 días

¿Qué come Feathered Thorn?

Caterpillars munch on tree leaves; adult moths mostly sip nectar for energy.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Feathered Thorn?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Feathered Thorn?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Feathered Thorn?

6

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