Callippe Fritillary

Argynnis callippe

The Callippe Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black wings. It flutters around meadows and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Meadows and fields

Aussehen

The Callippe Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with bright orange-brown wings adorned with distinct black spots and veins. Its underwings are particularly striking, often featuring large, shimmering silver-white spots. This makes it visually different from many other fritillaries which may have more muted underwing patterns.

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Callippe Fritillary

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Did you know fritillary caterpillars only eat violet leaves? Wow!

Female fritillaries lay their tiny eggs one by one near host plants.

Its underwings sparkle like jewels with shiny silver spots!

This butterfly can fly many miles seeking new flower patches.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Callippe Fritillary can reach deep into flowers with its long proboscis to sip nectar, which helps them refuel their flight.

Callippe Fritillary females can find specific violet plants, which are the only food their caterpillars can eat to grow.

Callippe Fritillary has striking silver spots on its underwings that might help confuse predators or signal they are unappetizing.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 50-70 mm
Größe: 25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch exclusively on violet leaves!

Altersunterschiede: As caterpillars, they eat only violet leaves. As adults, they feed exclusively on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

Nectar (from various wildflowers)
Thistle nectar
Milkweed nectar
Buckwheat nectar
Violet leaves

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca

Host plant for larvae.

pollinates

Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Adults visit for nectar.

pollinates

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Adults visit for nectar.

eaten by

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

A common bird predator.

Merkmale

Luftbewohnend

Luftbewohnende Tiere verbringen einen erheblichen Teil ihres Lebens in der Luft und nutzen den Flug für verschiedene Aktivitäten wie Jagd, Wanderungen oder Nestbau.

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.