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Silver Cloud

Egira conspicillaris

The Silver Cloud is a beautiful moth with silver-gray wings that look like soft clouds. It flutters around at night, bringing a little magic to the dark.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Silver Cloud is a medium-sized moth with greyish-brown forewings, often featuring a distinctive, pale, kidney-shaped mark. This central mark sometimes has a darker outline, giving it a cloudy appearance. Its hindwings are paler, typically a uniform grey.

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Silver Cloud
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Silver Cloud

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Datos interesantes

It helps wildflowers by carrying pollen from flower to flower.

Its caterpillar can change color to match the plants it's eating!

The Silver Cloud moth uses fuzzy scales to stay warm on cool nights!

This moth has special 'ears' on its chest to hear bat squeaks!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Bark Blender

Silver Cloud can disappear against tree bark because its mottled grey-brown wings mimic natural textures, helping it hide from predators.

Habilidad

Night Navigator

Silver Cloud can find its way in the dark because it possesses excellent night vision and senses for locating food and mates after sunset.

Habilidad

Nectar Sipper

Silver Cloud has a long, coiled proboscis that helps it sip sweet nectar from deep within flowers, fueling its nightly flights.

Habilidad

Pheromone Finder

Silver Cloud can find mates over long distances because females release tiny chemical signals that males detect with their antennae.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
30-45 mm
Tamaño
12-18 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-21 días
Velocidad de vuelo
12 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Its caterpillars munch on plants, while the adults enjoy sweet flower nectar!

Diferencias por edad: Yes, caterpillars eat plant leaves, but adults primarily drink nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • nectar
  • tree leaves
  • shrub leaves

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Hunts moths, including Silver Clouds, at night.

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

Forages for moth caterpillars and adults.

eats

English Oak

Quercus robur

Larva feeds on the leaves of this tree.

pollinates

European Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Adult moths visit and pollinate its flowers.

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Silver Cloud?

30-45 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Silver Cloud?

12-18 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Silver Cloud?

7-21 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Silver Cloud?

12 km/h

¿Qué come Silver Cloud?

Its caterpillars munch on plants, while the adults enjoy sweet flower nectar!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Silver Cloud?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Silver Cloud?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Silver Cloud?

6

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