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Gray Buckeye

Junonia grisea

The Gray Buckeye is a beautiful butterfly with gray wings and orange spots. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens, Fields

Aussehen

The Gray Buckeye has a wingspan ranging from 4 to 7 centimeters, with dull grayish-brown wings that are often tinged with orange. Its most distinctive features are the large, prominent orange-ringed 'eyespots' found on both its forewings and hindwings, which can deter predators.

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Gray Buckeye
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Gray Buckeye

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Gray Buckeye caterpillar wears spiky armor to protect itself while it munches on leaves!

Its babies, called caterpillars, eat snapdragon and plantain plants before turning into butterflies!

This butterfly's winter form has darker, duller wings, perfect for hiding among dry leaves!

You might see a Gray Buckeye warming up in sunny spots, spreading its wings like a tiny solar panel!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Seasonal Disguise

Gray Buckeye can change the color and pattern of its underside wings seasonally, helping it blend into different backgrounds.

Fähigkeit

Taste with Toes

Gray Buckeye can taste with special sensors on its feet that help it find the perfect plants for laying eggs or drinking nectar.

Fähigkeit

Swift Flight

Gray Buckeye can fly quickly and erratically, which helps them escape from birds and other animals trying to catch them.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-70 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on plant leaves to grow big and strong.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars feed on plant leaves, while adult butterflies primarily drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • Plantago lanceolata leaves
  • Ruellia caroliniensis leaves
  • Antirrhinum majus leaves
  • plant sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

English plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Caterpillars exclusively feed on its leaves for growth.

pollinates

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Visits flowers like sunflowers, transferring pollen between them.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird that preys on butterflies and their caterpillars.

depends on

Carolina wild petunia

Ruellia caroliniensis

Caterpillars also feed on the leaves of this plant.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch butterflies from a distance so they feel safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Gray Buckeye?

40-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Gray Buckeye?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Gray Buckeye?

14-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Gray Buckeye?

15 km/h

Was frisst Gray Buckeye?

Adults sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on plant leaves to grow big and strong.

Wo findet man Gray Buckeye normalerweise?

Urban areas, Gardens, Fields

Wie jagt Gray Buckeye?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Gray Buckeye?

6

Snap-Karte

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