探検昆虫

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.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNoctuidaeOligia
Tawny Marbled Minor
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Tawny Marbled Minor

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

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!

特殊能力

能力

Creative Camouflage

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

能力

Night Navigator

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

能力

Grass Grazers

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

サイズと詳細

翼開長
22-26 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
14-28 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Larvae eat grass stems, but adult moths typically do not feed or only sip nectar rarely.

主な食物

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

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

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

よくある質問

Tawny Marbled Minorの翼開長は何ですか?

22-26 mm

Tawny Marbled Minorのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Tawny Marbled Minorの寿命は何ですか?

14-28 日

Tawny Marbled Minorは何を食べますか?

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

Tawny Marbled Minorは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Tawny Marbled Minorはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Tawny Marbled Minorの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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