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Scarce Straw Pearl

Paracorsia repandalis

The Scarce Straw Pearl is a unique moth with beautiful, straw-colored wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is a special sight in gardens and meadows.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Scarce Straw Pearl has delicate, straw-yellow wings often with a subtle pearly sheen, sometimes featuring faint darker markings. Its slender body is similarly colored, helping it blend into dry grassy habitats. This moth appears small and inconspicuous.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaCrambidaeGéneroParacorsia
Scarce Straw Pearl
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Scarce Straw Pearl

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Datos interesantes

Adult moths do not eat solid food, only sipping nectar with a straw-like tongue!

Its caterpillars are picky eaters, dining only on plants like wild thyme or marjoram!

Its scientific name, *Paracorsia repandalis*, hints at its 'bent' or wavy wing patterns!

The Scarce Straw Pearl rests with its wings wrapped tightly around its body!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Blending Expert

Scarce Straw Pearl can disappear against dry plants because of its straw-yellow wings, helping them hide from predators.

Habilidad

Scent Seeker

Scarce Straw Pearl can find mates in the dark because of special scent detectors, helping them reproduce.

Habilidad

Gourmet Larva

Scarce Straw Pearl larvae can grow strong because they only eat specific plants, providing essential nutrients.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
20-24 mm
Tamaño
8-10 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip flower nectar; larvae munch on specific plant leaves.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae consume host plant leaves, while adults only sip nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Nectar
  • Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme) leaves
  • Origanum vulgare (Wild Marjoram) leaves

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Common Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this plant.

depends on

Wild Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Its larvae also munch on the foliage of this fragrant herb.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

This bird and others prey on adult moths.

eaten by

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Bats actively hunt adult moths during their night flights.

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Don't touch moths; just watch them fly and enjoy their beauty!

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Scarce Straw Pearl?

20-24 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Scarce Straw Pearl?

8-10 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Scarce Straw Pearl?

7-14 días

¿Qué come Scarce Straw Pearl?

Adults sip flower nectar; larvae munch on specific plant leaves.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Scarce Straw Pearl?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Scarce Straw Pearl?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Scarce Straw Pearl?

6

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