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Tawny Marbled Minor

Oligia latruncula

The Tawny Marbled Minor is a small, brown moth with beautiful patterns on its wings. It loves to fly around gardens and fields, especially during the night when it's cooler.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Tawny Marbled Minor is a small moth, typically tawny-brown with darker marbling patterns across its forewings. It often displays a distinct dark kidney-shaped mark near the center of its wings, helping it blend into its grassy habitats.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaNoctuidaeGéneroOligia
Tawny Marbled Minor
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Tawny Marbled Minor

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Common

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Caterpillars of this moth spend their winter cozy inside grass stems, hidden from the cold!

It's a master of disguise, often looking exactly like a piece of dead leaf or bark!

Its scientific name, *latruncula*, means 'little robber' in Latin!

The adult moths only live for a few weeks, but they work hard to lay all their eggs quickly!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Creative Camouflage

Tawny Marbled Minor has wing patterns that help them disappear against bark and grass, making them hard for predators to spot.

Habilidad

Night Navigator

Tawny Marbled Minor can fly actively in the dark, using senses to find mates and egg-laying spots at night.

Habilidad

Grass Grazers

Tawny Marbled Minor caterpillars can munch through tough grass stems because of their strong mandibles that help them grow quickly.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
22-26 mm
Tamaño
10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida
14-28 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Young Tawny Marbled Minors feast on various grasses, while adults might not eat at all!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat grass stems, but adult moths typically do not feed or only sip nectar rarely.

Alimentos principales

  • Dactylis glomerata
  • Festuca rubra
  • Poa annua
  • Elymus repens

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Common Pipistrelle Bat

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Hunts moths using echolocation at night.

eats

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Feeds on caterpillars and adult moths.

eats

Cock's-foot Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Larvae burrow into and consume its stems.

eats

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Caterpillars feed inside the grass stems.

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Tawny Marbled Minor?

22-26 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Tawny Marbled Minor?

10-15 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Tawny Marbled Minor?

14-28 días

¿Qué come Tawny Marbled Minor?

Young Tawny Marbled Minors feast on various grasses, while adults might not eat at all!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Tawny Marbled Minor?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Tawny Marbled Minor?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Tawny Marbled Minor?

6

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