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Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus malvae

The Grizzled Skipper is a small butterfly with a fuzzy body and beautiful patterns on its wings. It flits around flowers and grassy areas, bringing joy to those who spot it!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Grizzled Skipper has a distinctive checkerboard pattern on its dark brown wings, created by numerous small white squares. Its wings are fringed with alternating dark and light scales, making it visually different from most plain brown butterflies.

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Grizzled Skipper
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Grizzled Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Skippers are not true butterflies or moths; they belong to their own special group!

The 'skipper' name comes from their unique, erratic flight that looks like skipping!

Their tiny caterpillars are expert architects, carefully rolling up leaves to hide inside!

Unlike many winged insects, they often bask with their wings open on warm rocks or bare ground!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Darting Flight

Grizzled Skipper can execute lightning-fast, jerky flights that help them evade predators and quickly move between flowers.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Cloak

Grizzled Skippers have mottled wing patterns that help them blend seamlessly into rough ground and dappled sunlight.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Siphon

Grizzled Skippers possess a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar deep from various flower types.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-28 mm
Größe
10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar from wildflowers, while their caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae exclusively eat the leaves of specific host plants, while adults primarily drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower Nectar
  • Creeping Cinquefoil Leaves
  • Wild Strawberry Leaves
  • Agrimony Leaves
  • Hedge Bedstraw Leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are safe to watch, but be gentle and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Grizzled Skipper?

20-28 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Grizzled Skipper?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Grizzled Skipper?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Grizzled Skipper?

15-25 km/h

Was frisst Grizzled Skipper?

Adults sip nectar from wildflowers, while their caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Wo findet man Grizzled Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Grizzled Skipper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Grizzled Skipper?

6

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