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Field Crescent

Phyciodes pulchella

The Field Crescent is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around in sunny fields and gardens, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Field Crescent is a small to medium butterfly with vibrant orange wings bordered and patterned with black lines and spots. Its underside is mottled with oranges, browns, and creams, often featuring a distinct white crescent mark on the hindwing. This pattern helps it blend into bark and dried leaves.

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Field Crescent
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Field Crescent

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know its caterpillars are spiky to ward off hungry birds? Wow!

Some Field Crescents fly hundreds of miles to new homes during their lives! Wow!

These butterflies are called 'brush-footed' for tiny hair brushes on their front legs! Wow!

They taste with their feet to find the perfect plants for laying their eggs! Wow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Patterned Camouflage

Field Crescent has intricate wing patterns that help them blend into their surroundings when resting on plants or bark.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Siphon

Field Crescent can unfurl a long, straw-like proboscis to sip sweet nectar deep from various flowers with ease.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Lifecycle

Field Crescent can develop quickly from egg to adult, allowing for multiple generations within a single warm season.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-40 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-21 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This butterfly sips nectar from flowers for energy, while its caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat plant leaves, while adults drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • Asteraceae leaves
  • aster flowers
  • goldenrod flowers
  • thistle flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Larvae feed on its leaves

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Adults visit for nectar

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Birds prey on adults

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Field Crescent?

25-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Field Crescent?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Field Crescent?

7-21 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Field Crescent?

15 km/h

Was frisst Field Crescent?

This butterfly sips nectar from flowers for energy, while its caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Wo findet man Field Crescent normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Field Crescent?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Field Crescent?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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