Rosy tabby
The rosy tabby is a small moth that can be brown, pale brown or even pinkish. It has a funny way of resting: it lifts up its head and the front of its body on its front legs, while the back of its wings touches the ground. Lights at night attract it.
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Fun facts
Its wings are only about 2 centimetres from tip to tip.
Along the front edge of each front wing there is a row of tiny white spots.
No two look quite alike: the colour of its wings changes a lot from moth to moth.
In places like Britain it flies in July and August.
The females lay their eggs on the underside of leaves in summer.
Most asked questions about Rosy tabby
?Is the rosy tabby harmful?
No. It is a small, harmless moth that drinks nectar.
?How big is a rosy tabby?
Small. Its wings are about 18 to 23 millimetres across.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Endotricha flammealis
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pyralidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Also known as
- Rose-flounced tabby
Where the facts come from
- Endotricha flammealis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by dhobern. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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