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Mottled Umber
探検昆虫
Mottled Umber
Erannis defoliaria
The Mottled Umber is a pretty moth with soft, brown wings that look like tree bark. It loves to rest on trees during the day and comes out at night to fly around.
生息地: Forests
外見
The Mottled Umber is a moth with males displaying yellowish-brown to grey-brown wings patterned with darker, wavy bands and speckles, providing excellent camouflage. Females are distinctly different, being virtually wingless with small, stubby wing pads, giving them a spider-like appearance as they crawl.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Geometridae属Erannis
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Brrr! This moth is one of the few insects you might spot flying on chilly winter nights.
Imagine! Its caterpillars can strip whole trees bare, eating hundreds of leaves in spring.
Sniff-Sniff! Male Mottled Umbers use their feathery antennae to smell females from far away.
Wow! Moths usually fly, but female Mottled Umbers must crawl to find their mates.
特殊能力
能力
Wingless Wanderer
Mottled Umber females have tiny, vestigial wings because of genetics that helps them crawl and lay eggs without flying.
能力
Bark Blending
Mottled Umber has mottled brown and grey wings that helps them disappear against tree bark, hiding from hungry birds and bats.
能力
Winter Survivor Eggs
Mottled Umber lays eggs in late autumn because of a special adaptation that helps them survive winter and hatch in spring.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 35-45 mm
- サイズ
- 12-18 mm
- 寿命
- 10-30 日
- 飛行速度
- 8 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Its hungry caterpillars munch on tree leaves, helping recycle nutrients in forests.
年齢による違い: Larvae eat leaves, while adult moths rarely feed or only sip nectar/water.
主な食物
- Oak leaves
- Birch leaves
- Hawthorn leaves
- Hazel leaves
- Beech leaves
- Rowan leaves
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
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Great Tit
Parus major
larvae are a food source for young birds
eaten by
Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur
caterpillars defoliate its leaves in spring
eaten by
Silver Birch
Betula pendula
a favourite food tree for hungry caterpillars
hunts
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
adult moths are prey for this small bat
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 harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.
よくある質問
Mottled Umberの翼開長は何ですか？
35-45 mm
Mottled Umberのサイズは何ですか？
12-18 mm
Mottled Umberの寿命は何ですか？
10-30 日
Mottled Umberの飛行速度は何ですか？
8 km/h
Mottled Umberは何を食べますか？
Its hungry caterpillars munch on tree leaves, helping recycle nutrients in forests.
Mottled Umberは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Mottled Umberはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Mottled Umberの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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