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Maple Prominent

Ptilodon cucullina

The Maple Prominent is a beautiful moth with soft, furry wings. It loves to flutter around trees, especially maple trees, where it can blend in and hide from predators.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Maple Prominent is a medium-sized moth, typically brownish-grey, with wavy darker lines across its forewings. It has a distinctive raised tuft of scales on its back that helps it resemble a dried leaf, making it blend into its surroundings.

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Maple Prominent
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Maple Prominent

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Female Maple Prominent moths release a special scent called a pheromone to attract males from far away!

Its caterpillar stage has unusual humps and knobs, looking quite alien before it turns into a moth!

The adult moth doesn't eat solid food; it sips flower nectar using a long straw-like tongue.

They spend many cold months asleep as a pupa, hidden underground or in leaf litter, waiting for spring.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Leafy Disguise

Maple Prominent has wing patterns and a body shape that helps them perfectly mimic dried leaves.

Habilidad

Nocturnal Navigator

Maple Prominent can fly and find flowers in the dark because of their excellent night vision.

Habilidad

Chemical Shield

Maple Prominent caterpillars can sometimes spray an acidic fluid because of specialized glands that help deter predators.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
35-45 mm
Tamaño
15-20 mm
Esperanza de vida
180-270 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Caterpillars munch maple leaves, while adult moths prefer to sip sugary nectar from flowers.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars eat leaves of various trees, while adult moths feed only on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Maple leaves
  • Honeysuckle nectar
  • Willow leaves
  • Oak leaves
  • Ash leaves

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

eaten by

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Adult moths are a food source.

eats

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Birds prey on the caterpillars.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Adults visit its flowers for nectar.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Always watch moths from a distance and don't touch them, as they can be delicate.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Maple Prominent?

35-45 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Maple Prominent?

15-20 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Maple Prominent?

180-270 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Maple Prominent?

10 km/h

¿Qué come Maple Prominent?

Caterpillars munch maple leaves, while adult moths prefer to sip sugary nectar from flowers.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Maple Prominent?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Maple Prominent?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Maple Prominent?

6

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