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Rosy Tabby

Endotricha flammealis

The Rosy Tabby is a colorful moth with beautiful pink and orange patterns on its wings. It flutters around gardens and fields, bringing joy to those who spot it.

Hábitat: Gardens and fields

Aspecto

The Rosy Tabby is a small moth with rosy-pink to reddish-brown forewings, marked by two wavy darker cross-lines and a purplish border. Its hindwings are a plainer grey-brown, providing a striking contrast to its vibrant front.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaPyralidaeGéneroEndotricha
Rosy Tabby
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Rosy Tabby

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Datos interesantes

Even though it’s small, this moth can fly for miles each night!

It belongs to the "snout moth" family, named for its pointy mouthparts!

Its beautiful colors make it look like a tiny autumn leaf with wings!

This moth's caterpillars weave silken tunnels on leaves to stay safe!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Night Vision Navigator

Rosy Tabby can fly in darkness because it has special eyes that help it see very well at night, finding food and mates.

Habilidad

Scent Seeker

Rosy Tabby has feathery antennae that help it detect faint scents from flowers and other moths from far away.

Habilidad

Autumn Blocker

Rosy Tabby has rosy-brown wings that help it blend perfectly with dry leaves and twigs, hiding from hungry birds.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
18-23 mm
Tamaño
8-12 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Velocidad de vuelo
8 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip sweet nectar, while their caterpillars munch on decaying leaves and plant bits.

Diferencias por edad: Young caterpillars eat decaying plant matter; adults feed on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • nectar
  • decaying leaves
  • fungi
  • honeysuckle leaves
  • bramble leaves

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

A common bat species that preys on flying moths at night.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Adult moths often get caught in spider webs while flying.

eats

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this climbing plant.

eats

Common Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Rosy Tabby larvae also consume the leaves of wild bramble bushes.

pollinates

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

As adults, they visit flowers like cornflower to sip nectar.

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Moths are gentle creatures, but it's best to observe them without touching.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Rosy Tabby?

18-23 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Rosy Tabby?

8-12 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Rosy Tabby?

7-14 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Rosy Tabby?

8 km/h

¿Qué come Rosy Tabby?

Adults sip sweet nectar, while their caterpillars munch on decaying leaves and plant bits.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Rosy Tabby?

Gardens and fields

¿Cómo caza Rosy Tabby?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Rosy Tabby?

6

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