Cassius Blue

Leptotes cassius

The Cassius Blue is a small, beautiful butterfly with bright blue wings. They love to flutter around flowers and are often seen in sunny places.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Cassius Blue has iridescent violet-blue upperwings in males, while females are duller blue to brown. Their undersides are greyish-white, marked with distinctive dark spots and a zigzag line, often featuring two tiny tails on each hindwing.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieLycaenidaeGattungLeptotes

Cassius Blue

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Cassius Blue caterpillars often make a sweet liquid that attracts and rewards ants for protection!

The vibrant blue on the male's wings isn't paint, but tiny scales reflecting light like jewels!

These butterflies sometimes embark on long flights, journeying hundreds of miles to new territories.

Young Cassius Blue caterpillars munch on flowers, fruits, and seeds instead of just leaves!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Cassius Blue has tiny tails and eye-spots on its hindwings that trick predators into attacking the wrong end, allowing them to escape.

Cassius Blue can fold its wings to show a patterned underside, helping it blend perfectly with leaves and bark to avoid detection.

Cassius Blue can complete its life cycle quickly, allowing many generations to hatch within a single warm year.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 20-30 mm
Größe: 8-15 mm
Lebenserwartung: 7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on plant parts like flowers and fruits, while adult butterflies sip sweet nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on various parts of host plants, but adults exclusively drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

Flower Nectar
Senna Flowers
Pithecellobium Leaves
Acacia Seeds
Mimosa Pods

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds prey on these butterflies.

symbiotic with

Striped Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster lineolata

Ants protect larvae for honeydew.

pollinates

Lantana

Lantana camara

Adults visit flowers for nectar.

depends on

Sicklepod

Senna obtusifolia

Caterpillars feed on its flowers.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.