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Anicia Checkerspot

Euphydryas anicia

The Anicia Checkerspot is a beautiful butterfly with bright orange and black patterns. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny meadows during warm months.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Anicia Checkerspot has an intricate checkerboard pattern across its wings, featuring prominent bands of orange and black, often contrasted with cream or yellow spots. This distinctive tessellation helps distinguish it from other butterflies, especially those with simpler patterns.

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Anicia Checkerspot
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Anicia Checkerspot

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Each tiny wing scale gives the Anicia Checkerspot its amazing colors and unique patterns!

Some caterpillars take over a year to grow, safely overwintering under plants!

Their wings get color from tiny scales, not pigments, reflecting light like jewels!

They're called "checkerspot" because their wing pattern truly looks like a checkerboard!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chemical Defense

Anicia Checkerspot caterpillars can store toxins from their host plants, making them distasteful to predators.

Fähigkeit

Winter Survival

Larvae can pause development, hibernating under plants or rocks to survive harsh winters.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-50 mm
Größe
15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on specific plants, while adult butterflies sip sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Yes, larvae consume host plant leaves, while adults feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower Nectar
  • Plantago leaves
  • Penstemon leaves
  • Castilleja leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

English Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Larvae feed on leaves for growth.

eats

Small-flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

Caterpillars consume leaves for energy.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Butterflies are a food source for birds.

depends on

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Adults visit flowers for vital nectar.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch butterflies; they are delicate and need to be safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Anicia Checkerspot?

35-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Anicia Checkerspot?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Anicia Checkerspot?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Anicia Checkerspot?

10 km/h

Was frisst Anicia Checkerspot?

Caterpillars munch on specific plants, while adult butterflies sip sweet flower nectar.

Wo findet man Anicia Checkerspot normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Anicia Checkerspot?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Anicia Checkerspot?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

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