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Common Wood-Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

The Common Wood-Nymph is a beautiful butterfly with soft brown wings and lovely eye spots. They flutter around in sunny spots and love to rest on flowers and leaves.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Common Wood-Nymph is a medium-sized butterfly, typically dull brown or tan with a distinctive dark eyespot, sometimes two, on each forewing. Its hindwings are plain, allowing it to blend seamlessly with dry leaves or bark. Its drab colors make it look like a dead leaf, helping it hide.

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Common Wood-Nymph
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Common Wood-Nymph

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults usually only fly when the sun is shining, often hiding on cloudy or rainy days.

Their caterpillars spend winter tucked away, waiting for spring to munch on fresh grass!

Their wings are covered in thousands of tiny, colorful scales, like living mosaics!

Unlike many butterflies, they prefer walking through grass more than flying long distances.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Disguise Master

Common Wood-Nymph has drab, irregular wing patterns that help them blend perfectly with tree bark or dead leaves to hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

False Eyes

Common Wood-Nymph has large, round 'eyespots' on its wings that can startle or misdirect predators, giving them a chance to escape.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Common Wood-Nymph can sip sweet nectar using its long, straw-like proboscis, which helps them refuel their energy quickly.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-65 mm
Größe
20-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-21 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their young caterpillars munch on fresh grasses.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on various grasses, while adults drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • Poa pratensis
  • Andropogon gerardi
  • Elymus repens

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Caterpillars munch on its leaves.

depends on

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Adults sip its sweet nectar.

hunts

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds may prey on butterflies.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle creatures. It's best to watch them without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Wood-Nymph?

45-65 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Wood-Nymph?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Wood-Nymph?

10-21 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Wood-Nymph?

12 km/h

Was frisst Common Wood-Nymph?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their young caterpillars munch on fresh grasses.

Wo findet man Common Wood-Nymph normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Common Wood-Nymph?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Wood-Nymph?

6

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