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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
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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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.
Maple Prominent has wing patterns and a body shape that helps them perfectly mimic dried leaves.
Maple Prominent can fly and find flowers in the dark because of their excellent night vision.
Maple Prominent caterpillars can sometimes spray an acidic fluid because of specialized glands that help deter predators.
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.
Acer platanoides
Caterpillars feed on its leaves.
Myotis myotis
Adult moths are a food source.
Cyanistes caeruleus
Birds prey on the caterpillars.
Lonicera periclymenum
Adults visit its flowers for nectar.
Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
Los animales nocturnos están principalmente activos durante la noche, y suelen descansar o dormir durante el día.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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Always watch moths from a distance and don't touch them, as they can be delicate.
35-45 mm
15-20 mm
180-270 días
10 km/h
Caterpillars munch maple leaves, while adult moths prefer to sip sugary nectar from flowers.
Forests
Foraging
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