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Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

The Essex Skipper is a small butterfly with orange-brown wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places during the summer.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Essex Skipper has warm orange-brown wings with slightly darker borders. Its most unique visual feature is the underside of its antennae, which is entirely black, unlike similar species. Males often display a faint dark scent-streak on their forewings.

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Essex Skipper
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Essex Skipper

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know adult Essex Skippers only live for about two weeks? They spend most of their life as a caterpillar!

Female Essex Skippers lay their tiny, round eggs inside grass stems, where they stay safe all winter long.

If you look closely at their antennae, the very tip is black underneath – a secret clue to identify them!

The 'skipper' part of their name comes from their super fast, jerky flying style, like skipping a stone!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Essex Skippers have earthy-toned wings that help them blend perfectly into grassy meadows, keeping them safe from hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Skipping Flight

Essex Skippers can fly in a quick, darting, 'skipping' motion that helps them evade predators and move rapidly between flowers.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Essex Skippers have a long, straw-like proboscis that allows them to reach deep inside flowers to drink sugary nectar for energy.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-29 mm
Größe
15-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
5-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet flower nectar; caterpillars munch tender grass leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on various grass species, while adults exclusively drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower nectar
  • Thistles
  • Clover
  • Knapweed
  • Grass leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Common Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Visits flowers to drink nectar.

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Feeds on nectar, helping plant reproduce.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Can be a food source for birds.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

May get caught in spider webs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle creatures. Just watch them from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

25-29 mm

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

15-18 mm

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

5-20 Tage

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

8 km/h

Was frisst Essex Skipper?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar; caterpillars munch tender grass leaves.

Wo findet man Essex Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Essex Skipper?

Foraging

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

6

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