Clouded Skipper

Lerema accius

The Clouded Skipper is a small butterfly with beautiful orange and brown wings. They love to flutter around flowers and are often seen in sunny places.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Clouded Skipper is a small, stout-bodied butterfly with dark brown wings, often appearing as a blurry streak due to its rapid flight. Males have a distinct dark, oblong scent patch on their forewings, while females exhibit a few small, translucent spots. Its muted coloring helps it blend seamlessly into grassy environments.

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Clouded Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Clouded Skippers can emerge as adults even during warm spells in winter in southern regions!

Its caterpillars hide safely inside rolled-up grass blades, like tiny leafy sleeping bags!

Male Clouded Skippers use special scent scales to attract mates, like a secret perfume!

They are so fast and erratic in flight, they are famously hard for bird predators to catch!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Clouded Skipper can dart and weave swiftly because of its powerful wing muscles that help it escape predators with incredible speed.

Clouded Skipper has cryptic dark brown coloration that helps it blend perfectly into its grassy habitats, making it hard to spot.

Clouded Skipper has a long, coiled proboscis that helps it reach deep into flowers to access sugary nectar, providing vital energy.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 29-37 mm
Größe: 10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung: 10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Clouded Skippers sip sweet nectar from various flowers as adults, and their caterpillars munch on grasses.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat grass leaves, while adults exclusively drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

Trifolium repens
Aster novae-angliae
Cirsium discolor
Digitaria ischaemum
Stenotaphrum secundatum

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird that preys on many insects.

eaten by

Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Weaves large webs to catch flying insects.

pollinates

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Helps transfer pollen while collecting nectar.

depends on

Smooth Crabgrass

Digitaria ischaemum

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this grass.

Merkmale

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.