Treble Bar

Aplocera plagiata

The Treble Bar is a special moth with beautiful patterns on its wings. It loves to fly around gardens and fields, especially during the night when it comes out to play.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Treble Bar moth has slender, often reddish-brown, grey, or cream-coloured forewings marked with distinctive dark, wavy bands, including a prominent oblique "treble bar" across the middle. Its hindwings are typically paler and less patterned, helping it blend seamlessly into its natural surroundings.

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Treble Bar

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Baby Treble Bar moths, called caterpillars, love to munch on plants like Lady's Bedstraw!

Did you know the "Treble Bar" name comes from the distinct wavy line on its wings?

Its scientific name, Aplocera plagiata, means "unadorned" with "oblique stripes"!

This moth finds its mate using amazing chemical signals, called pheromones, from far away!

Habilidades especiales

Treble Bar can fly at night because of its specialized vision that helps them find flowers and mates in the dark.

Treble Bar has camouflaged wings that help them blend perfectly into bark or dry leaves, hiding from predators.

Treble Bar can drink sweet nectar because of its long, coiled proboscis that helps them reach deep inside flowers.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 33-38 mm
Tamaño: 10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 5-15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adult moths sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars feast on specific plant leaves.

Diferencias por edad: Adult moths drink nectar, but their larval stage (caterpillar) eats the leaves of host plants.

Alimentos principales

Flower nectar
Galium verum leaves
Galium mollugo leaves

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Lady's Bedstraw

Galium verum

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this plant.

eats

Hedge Bedstraw

Galium mollugo

Its caterpillars also feed on this related plant.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

This small bat hunts moths, including the Treble Bar.

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Adult moths visit flowers at night, transferring pollen.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

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.