Silver Y

Autographa gamma

The Silver Y is a pretty moth with shiny silver markings on its wings. It loves to fly around gardens and fields, especially at night when it's cooler.

Hábitat: Gardens and fields

Aspecto

The Silver Y is a medium-sized moth, typically greyish-brown with mottled forewings. Its most striking feature is a distinct, metallic silver Y-shaped mark (or gamma symbol) on each forewing. Its hindwings are plain grey, becoming lighter towards the body, distinguishing it from other similar moths.

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Silver Y

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Insectos

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Common

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Datos interesantes

A Silver Y moth often flies during the day, which is quite unusual for most nocturnal moths!

Sometimes, millions migrate together, forming a huge cloudy stream across the sky!

These moths can warm up their bodies by shivering their muscles, even when it's chilly!

Wow, they can fly across entire seas, like the English Channel, in just one night!

Habilidades especiales

Silver Y can fly thousands of kilometers across continents, helping them find new food and breeding grounds.

Silver Y can hover in the air like a hummingbird, which helps them drink nectar from tricky flowers.

Silver Y has special ears on its chest that help them hear high-pitched bat calls, avoiding night-time predators.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 35-45 mm
Tamaño: 14-17 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-20 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 25 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Young Silver Y caterpillars munch on plants, while adults drink sweet flower nectar.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars eat leaves from various plants, while adult moths feed solely on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Cabbage leaves
Nettle leaves
Dandelion leaves
Pea plants

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds actively hunt and eat Silver Y moths during the day.

eaten by

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Bats use echolocation to hunt flying moths at night.

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Adult moths drink nectar, helping red clover grow seeds.

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Caterpillars munch on nettle leaves for energy and growth.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Pastizal

Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.