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Dingy Skipper

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The Dingy Skipper is a small butterfly with brown wings that like to flutter around grassy areas. They are often seen basking in the sun and are very good at hiding among the grass.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Dingy Skipper is a small, moth-like butterfly with dull, mottled brown and grey wings. Its forewings often show indistinct dark spots and a row of paler submarginal dots, giving it a 'dingy' appearance distinct from brighter butterflies. It also has a distinctive upright antennae club.

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Dingy Skipper
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Dingy Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Dingy Skipper caterpillars build a silken tent from leaves to hide and spend winter in.

They often bask on bare ground, spreading their wings flat to soak up sun like a tiny solar panel!

Unlike many butterflies, their antennae have a distinctive, backward-pointing hook at the tip!

When perched, they hold their hindwings flat and forewings at an angle, unique for butterflies!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Ground Camouflage

Dingy Skipper has mottled brown wings that help them blend perfectly with dry grasses and bare ground, making them hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Flight

Dingy Skipper can fly with rapid, jerky movements because of strong wing muscles, helping them evade predators quickly.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Feeding Proboscis

Dingy Skipper has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them reach deep into flowers to sip nectar, fueling their energetic flight.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
29-34 mm
Größe
12-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Dingy Skippers sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat plant leaves, adults drink flower nectar using a proboscis.

Hauptnahrung

  • Bird's-foot Trefoil leaves
  • Common Restharrow leaves
  • Bugle nectar
  • Dandelion nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Primary larval food plant

eaten by

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Common bird predator

pollinates

Common Daisy

Bellis perennis

Adults collect nectar from flowers

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch butterflies, as they are delicate and can get hurt.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Dingy Skipper?

29-34 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Dingy Skipper?

12-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Dingy Skipper?

10-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Dingy Skipper?

12 km/h

Was frisst Dingy Skipper?

Adult Dingy Skippers sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Wo findet man Dingy Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Dingy Skipper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Dingy Skipper?

6

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

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Neueste Snaps

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