Lesser Yellow Underwing

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The Lesser Yellow Underwing is a small moth with bright yellow underwings. It flies at night and loves to visit flowers, making it an important pollinator in gardens.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Lesser Yellow Underwing has dull, mottled brown or grey forewings that blend in with tree bark and ground. Its most striking feature is its bright yellow hindwings, each marked with a bold black band, which are usually hidden when at rest.

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Lesser Yellow Underwing

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

If you shine a light at night, Lesser Yellow Underwings are often curious and fly towards it!

It can travel far distances, sometimes even crossing oceans to new places!

Some people call its caterpillar a 'cutworm' because it can chomp through plant stems!

This moth belongs to a huge family of moths called 'Noctuidae' or owlet moths.

Habilidades especiales

Lesser Yellow Underwing can flash its bright yellow hindwings to startle predators, giving it a chance to escape quickly.

Lesser Yellow Underwing has dull forewings that mimic tree bark, helping it hide unseen from predators during the day.

Lesser Yellow Underwing can fly and find food in the dark, using special senses to locate nectar-rich flowers.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 35-45 mm
Tamaño: 20-25 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15-25 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Young moths munch on plants, while adults sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on various low-growing plants, while adult moths primarily consume nectar from flowers.

Alimentos principales

grasses
dandelion leaves
plantain leaves
clover nectar
thistle nectar

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Bats are nocturnal predators of moths.

eats

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Robins might find moths resting during the day.

eaten by

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Its leaves are a common food source for caterpillars.

pollinates

Common Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Adult moths visit bramble flowers for nectar.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.