Amata sperbius
Insecta
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- A few weeks
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Warning Colors
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Amata sperbius, also known as the European silver-spotted skipper, lives in forests and grasslands across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. This moth's forewings have a striking iridescent metallic sheen, reflecting light in all directions, and its hindwings are speckled with white spots that resemble the eyes of a praying mantis.
Life cycle
- 1.eggA tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
- 2.caterpillarA voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
- 3.cocoonA silk cocoon spun in leaf litter or soil while the body remodels into a winged adult.
- 4.mothA winged adult with feathery antennae and scaled wings, most active after dark.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Amata
- Species
- Amata sperbius