Drinker Moth
探検昆虫
Drinker Moth
Euthrix potatoria
The Drinker Moth is a fluffy, brown moth that loves to fly around at night. It has beautiful wings that look like soft, fuzzy blankets and is often found in gardens and fields.
生息地: Gardens and fields
外見
The Drinker Moth has a stout, very hairy body, often tawny or yellowish-brown. Males are smaller and more orange, while females are larger and paler. Both sexes have a distinctive small white spot on each forewing that helps them blend into dry grasses.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Lasiocampidae属Euthrix
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Female Drinker Moths are much larger and usually paler in color than the males!
Male Drinker Moths are fast flyers and zoom around in the daytime looking for mates!
The name 'Drinker' refers to its caterpillar, which sips dew, not the adult moth!
When scared, the fuzzy caterpillar curls into a tight ball to protect itself!
特殊能力
能力
Dew Drinker
Drinker Moth caterpillars can drink dew drops directly because they live in damp grasslands, helping them stay hydrated.
能力
Winter Sleeper
Drinker Moth caterpillars can survive freezing winters because they 'hibernate' amongst leaf litter until spring.
能力
Disguise Master
Drinker Moth caterpillars have furry, bristly hairs that make them look like a spiky plant, helping them hide from birds.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 45-70 mm
- サイズ
- 25-40 mm
- 寿命
- 7-14 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Its fuzzy caterpillars munch on grassy plants, but adult moths prefer to sip dew!
年齢による違い: Caterpillars eat plants, while adults usually don't eat or only drink dew.
主な食物
- Phragmites australis
- Molinia caerulea
- Deschampsia cespitosa
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
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Great Tit
Parus major
Birds like Great Tits feed on Drinker Moth caterpillars.
eaten by
Greater Mouse-eared Bat
Myotis myotis
Bats often hunt adult Drinker Moths at night.
eats
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Drinker Moth caterpillars munch on the leaves of reeds.
eats
Purple Moor Grass
Molinia caerulea
Caterpillars feed on various damp-loving grasses.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Moths are usually safe to observe, but it's best not to touch them.
よくある質問
Drinker Mothの翼開長は何ですか？
45-70 mm
Drinker Mothのサイズは何ですか？
25-40 mm
Drinker Mothの寿命は何ですか？
7-14 日
Drinker Mothは何を食べますか？
Its fuzzy caterpillars munch on grassy plants, but adult moths prefer to sip dew!
Drinker Mothは通常どこに生息していますか？
Gardens and fields
Drinker Mothはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Drinker Mothの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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