EntdeckenInsekten

Green Comma

Polygonia faunus

The Green Comma is a beautiful butterfly with a unique greenish color on its wings. It loves to flutter around in sunny spots and can often be seen resting on leaves.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Green Comma has a distinctive ragged wing shape, with bright orange-brown upper surfaces marked by black spots and a unique green border. Its underside is mottled dark brown and grey, making it look exactly like a dead leaf, which helps it disappear.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieNymphalidaeGattungPolygonia
Green Comma
solitary trait badgepollinator_magnet trait badgecolorful trait badgecamouflaged trait badge
Green Comma

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Adult Green Commas can survive the entire winter by finding a cozy hiding spot.

Its caterpillar looks like it's covered in spikes to scare away predators!

They have taste sensors on their feet, letting them 'taste' where they land!

This butterfly sips sweet tree sap and rotting fruit, not just flower nectar!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Leaf Camouflage

Green Comma has wings that perfectly mimic a dead leaf because of their ragged edges and mottled brown underside, helping them hide from hungry birds.

Fähigkeit

Cold Weather Flight

Green Comma can fly and be active even in cool weather because of its ability to bask in sunlight, helping them find food earlier than other butterflies.

Fähigkeit

Sap Sipper

Green Comma can drink tree sap because of its specialized proboscis, that helps them access sugary liquids not available to many other insects.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-64 mm
Größe
18-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-270 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults enjoy tree sap and rotting fruits.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat leaves of specific host plants, while adults primarily feed on tree sap and fermented fruit.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree sap
  • rotting fruit
  • bird droppings
  • flower nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Hop

Humulus lupulus

Larvae feed on the leaves.

eats

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Larvae feed on the leaves.

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Larvae feed on the leaves.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Adults and larvae can be prey.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Green Comma?

45-64 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Green Comma?

18-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Green Comma?

30-270 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Green Comma?

15 km/h

Was frisst Green Comma?

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults enjoy tree sap and rotting fruits.

Wo findet man Green Comma normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Green Comma?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Green Comma?

6

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

Karte wird geladen…

Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

Wo zu sehen

Mehr Insekten