The Snout

Hypena proboscidalis

The Snout is a fun little moth with a long nose that looks like a snout! It has beautiful colors and loves to fly around flowers, making it a special part of nature.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The The Snout has drab, mottled brown wings that resemble dry leaves or bark, helping it camouflage perfectly. Its most striking feature is its two very long, hairy labial palps that project forward like a prominent 'snout' or proboscis.

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The Snout

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Even in the dark, these moths can hear sounds using tiny 'ears' on their chest!

If you disturb it, The Snout often drops to the ground and pretends to be dead!

The Snout's caterpillars are very fussy, only eating stinging nettle leaves!

They can sometimes spend the entire winter hiding as adults before laying eggs!

Habilidades especiales

The Snout can perfectly blend into dry leaves or bark because of its mottled brown wings, helping them hide from predators.

The Snout has keen night vision that helps them fly and find food during the darkest hours.

The Snout has long, furry labial palps that act like antennae, helping them 'smell' the air to find tasty plants.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 30-38 mm
Tamaño: 15-20 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 12 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Larval Snouts munch on stinging nettle leaves, while adult Snouts sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae consume plant leaves, while adults feed on nectar and sap.

Alimentos principales

Urtica dioica leaves
Urtica urens leaves
Flower nectar
Tree sap

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

hunts

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Eats adult moths flying at night.

hunts

Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

Predates Snout moth larvae and pupae.

parasitizes

Cabbage White Parasitoid

Pteromalus puparum

Its larvae develop inside Snout moth pupae.

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.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

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.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

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.