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Mottled Umber

Erannis defoliaria

The Mottled Umber is a pretty moth with soft, brown wings that look like tree bark. It loves to rest on trees during the day and comes out at night to fly around.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Mottled Umber is a moth with males displaying yellowish-brown to grey-brown wings patterned with darker, wavy bands and speckles, providing excellent camouflage. Females are distinctly different, being virtually wingless with small, stubby wing pads, giving them a spider-like appearance as they crawl.

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Mottled Umber
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Mottled Umber

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Common

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Datos interesantes

Brrr! This moth is one of the few insects you might spot flying on chilly winter nights.

Imagine! Its caterpillars can strip whole trees bare, eating hundreds of leaves in spring.

Sniff-Sniff! Male Mottled Umbers use their feathery antennae to smell females from far away.

Wow! Moths usually fly, but female Mottled Umbers must crawl to find their mates.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Wingless Wanderer

Mottled Umber females have tiny, vestigial wings because of genetics that helps them crawl and lay eggs without flying.

Habilidad

Bark Blending

Mottled Umber has mottled brown and grey wings that helps them disappear against tree bark, hiding from hungry birds and bats.

Habilidad

Winter Survivor Eggs

Mottled Umber lays eggs in late autumn because of a special adaptation that helps them survive winter and hatch in spring.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
35-45 mm
Tamaño
12-18 mm
Esperanza de vida
10-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo
8 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Its hungry caterpillars munch on tree leaves, helping recycle nutrients in forests.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat leaves, while adult moths rarely feed or only sip nectar/water.

Alimentos principales

  • Oak leaves
  • Birch leaves
  • Hawthorn leaves
  • Hazel leaves
  • Beech leaves
  • Rowan leaves

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

larvae are a food source for young birds

eaten by

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

caterpillars defoliate its leaves in spring

eaten by

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

a favourite food tree for hungry caterpillars

hunts

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

adult moths are prey for this small bat

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Mottled Umber?

35-45 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Mottled Umber?

12-18 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Mottled Umber?

10-30 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Mottled Umber?

8 km/h

¿Qué come Mottled Umber?

Its hungry caterpillars munch on tree leaves, helping recycle nutrients in forests.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Mottled Umber?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Mottled Umber?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Mottled Umber?

6

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