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Coenonympha

Coenonympha

Coenonympha, also known as the ringlet butterfly, is a small butterfly that loves to flutter around grassy areas. They have beautiful brown wings with lovely eye spots that help them blend in with nature.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Coenonympha is a small to medium-sized butterfly, typically brownish or orangish-brown with velvety wings. Many species have small, faint dark spots, sometimes ringed with a lighter color, on the underside of their wings near the edges, helping them blend into grassy habitats.

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Coenonympha
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Coenonympha

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Before flying, these butterflies spend months as tiny, munching caterpillars!

Some Coenonympha caterpillars sleep through the entire winter buried in the grass. Wow!

Their wings aren't truly brown, but covered in thousands of tiny, colorful scales!

They can only live for about two weeks as beautiful adult butterflies.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Grassland Camouflage

Coenonympha can hide from predators because their brown, plain wings perfectly blend into tall grasses and dry leaves.

Fähigkeit

False Eyespots

Coenonympha has small, faint 'eyespots' on its wings that might confuse predators into attacking a less vital part.

Fähigkeit

Foot Taster

Coenonympha can taste flowers with its feet, helping them quickly find the best nectar sources for energy.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-45 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat grass, while adults primarily feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • grasses
  • sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds often prey on Coenonympha.

pollinates

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Adults visit flowers for nectar.

eats

Orchard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Larvae feed on grass leaves.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders can catch adults.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Ringlet Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch butterflies from a distance so they don't get scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Coenonympha?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Coenonympha?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Coenonympha?

10-20 Tage

Was frisst Coenonympha?

Adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Wo findet man Coenonympha normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Coenonympha?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Coenonympha?

6

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