Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary

Boloria selene

The Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny meadows during the summer.

Lebensraum: Meadows

Aussehen

The Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with bright orange upperwings adorned with bold black spots and markings. Its most distinctive feature is the underside of its hindwings, which showcase a beautiful pattern of reddish-brown, yellow, and cream patches, prominently edged with metallic silver-white spots.

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Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know the 'silver' on its wings are tiny, shiny scales that catch the light? Wow!

Its caterpillars are picky eaters, only munching on violet leaves and nothing else!

This butterfly loves damp places and often flutters near marshy fields or stream banks.

When it rests, it often holds its wings together to show off its stunning silver undersides!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary has a long proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers.

Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary can taste with its feet, helping them find the perfect violet leaves for their caterpillars.

Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary has intricate wing patterns that help them blend into flowery meadows and avoid predators.

Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary can transform from a spiky caterpillar to a beautiful winged butterfly through complete metamorphosis.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 30-46 mm
Größe: 15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung: 10-20 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on violets, while adult butterflies sip sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat only violet leaves, but adults drink nectar from various flowers.

Hauptnahrung

Violet leaves
Thistle nectar
Knapweed nectar
Ragged-robin nectar

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adults drink nectar, helping to spread pollen.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds like this may prey on adult butterflies.

Merkmale

Gefleckt

Mit Flecken oder farblich abgesetzten Bereichen gezeichnet.

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.