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Carolina Satyr

hermeuptychia sosybius

The Carolina Satyr is a beautiful butterfly that loves to flutter around fields and forests. It has lovely brown wings with eye spots that help it blend in with its surroundings!

Lebensraum: Fields, forests, and grassy areas.

Aussehen

The Carolina Satyr has brownish-gray wings with two prominent, dark-ringed eyespots on each hindwing, often with bright yellow centers. Its undersides are paler with intricate wavy lines. This drab coloration helps it perfectly blend into shaded, leafy environments, distinguishing it from brighter butterflies.

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Carolina Satyr
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Carolina Satyr

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Carolina Satyrs often 'taste' with their feet!

Satyrs are named after mythical forest creatures!

Their caterpillars munch on many different types of grasses.

They prefer to sip tree sap or rotting fruit over flower nectar.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Eyespot Illusion

Carolina Satyr has large eyespots on its wings that trick predators into striking a less vital body part.

Fähigkeit

Shadow Blending

Carolina Satyr can disappear into shaded forest floors because of its muted brown and gray wing patterns.

Fähigkeit

Low-Flight Evasion

Carolina Satyr flies close to the ground, using dense vegetation as cover to quickly avoid detection by predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
38-48 mm
Größe
13-19 mm
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on grasses, while adults primarily drink tree sap and juices from rotting fruit!

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars are herbivorous, feeding on grasses. Adults are primarily detritivores, feeding on liquids from decaying organic matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • grasses
  • tree sap
  • rotting fruit
  • bird droppings

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird predator in its habitat.

eaten by

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Lizards often prey on low-flying insects.

eats

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

A common larval food plant in its range.

depends on

White Oak

Quercus alba

Adults feed on sap from various tree species, including oaks.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Brown SatyrCommon SatyrSosybius Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Carolina Satyr?

38-48 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Carolina Satyr?

13-19 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Carolina Satyr?

5-10 Tage

Was frisst Carolina Satyr?

Caterpillars munch on grasses, while adults primarily drink tree sap and juices from rotting fruit!

Wo findet man Carolina Satyr normalerweise?

Fields, forests, and grassy areas.

Wie jagt Carolina Satyr?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Carolina Satyr?

6

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