Wedgling moth
Galgula partita
The wedgling moth is a small night moth found across North America. Its caterpillars eat wood sorrel, the little clover-like plant with sour tasting leaves. It has even reached islands far out in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lives in
North America down to Guatemala and the Caribbean, and the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands
Wingspan
2 to 2.6 cm (0.79 to 1 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat wood sorrel plants.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 4 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 34 seconds
How big is Wedgling moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Wedgling moth about 11 km/h (6.8 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
In the south it flies from March to November, in the north from May to September.
2
There are several generations every year.
3
It also lives on the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
you asked
Most asked questions about Wedgling moth
?What does the wedgling moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat wood sorrel.
?How big is the wedgling moth?
Its wings are about 2 to 2.6 centimetres wide.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Galgula partita
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae
- Lives on
- North America, Europe, Africa
Where the facts come from
- Galgula partita (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 Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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