Field Skipper

Atalopedes campestris

Field Skippers are small butterflies that love to flutter around fields and meadows. They have beautiful orange and brown wings that can look like they are dancing in the sunlight.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Field Skipper is a small butterfly, usually orange-brown with darker markings on its wings. It has a chunky body and unique hooked antennae. Its quick, darting flight makes it visually distinct from other, larger butterflies.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieHesperiidaeGattungAtalopedes

Field Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Field Skippers can taste with their feet to find the best flowers!

Baby Field Skippers are caterpillars that build cozy shelters from grass!

Their antennae have tiny hooks at the end, unlike most other butterflies!

These speedy insects can even fly backwards for a super quick escape!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Field Skipper can dart and skip quickly through the air because of its powerful wings that help it evade predators.

Field Skipper has a long, straw-like proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers.

Field Skipper caterpillars can roll and tie grass blades together to create a safe, hidden shelter from danger.

Field Skipper has distinctive hooked antennae that help them sense their surroundings and navigate while flying.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 25-40 mm
Größe: 15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung: 10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on grass blades, while adult skippers sip nectar from blooming flowers.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat various grasses; adults exclusively drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

Nectar
Clover
Thistle
Bermudagrass
Crabgrass

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Hunts adults and larvae for food.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Traps adults in its sticky webs.

pollinates

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Visits flowers to collect nectar.

eats

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Larvae feed on its leaves.

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Adults collect nectar and pollen.

Merkmale

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.