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Common Alpine

Erebia epipsodea

The Common Alpine is a beautiful butterfly that loves to flutter around in the mountains. With its dark wings and orange spots, it looks like a tiny piece of art flying through the air!

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The Common Alpine is a medium-sized butterfly, typically dark brown with an orange-brown submarginal band on its wings. It often has prominent black eyespots, sometimes with white pupils, on its forewings. Its drab colors help it blend into rocky, high-altitude environments.

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Common Alpine
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Common Alpine

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Common Alpines only live for about two weeks, making every moment precious!

Its caterpillar stage spends winter frozen in the snow before becoming a butterfly!

Some people call them 'browns' because of their earthy, camouflaged wing colors.

You can often find them above the tree line, where few other butterflies dare to fly!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Cold Weather Flier

Common Alpine can fly in cooler mountain temperatures that help them stay active when other butterflies hide.

Fähigkeit

Rock Camouflage

Common Alpine has dark wings and patterns that help them blend perfectly into the rocky alpine landscape, avoiding predators.

Fähigkeit

Wobble Flight

Common Alpine can perform a low, bouncy flight pattern that helps them navigate windy mountain slopes more easily.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-50 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on grassy plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae primarily consume grasses and other low-growing plants, while adults feed exclusively on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • wildflowers
  • grasses (larvae)
  • forbs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Caterpillars feed on its leaves for growth.

pollinates

Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Adult butterflies sip nectar from its blossoms.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds sometimes prey on unwary butterflies.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Be gentle and quiet around butterflies so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Alpine?

40-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Alpine?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Alpine?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Alpine?

10 km/h

Was frisst Common Alpine?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on grassy plants.

Wo findet man Common Alpine normalerweise?

Mountain regions

Wie jagt Common Alpine?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Alpine?

6

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