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Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

The Gulf Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with bright orange wings and black spots. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Gulf Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with bright orange wings adorned with black markings. Its hindwings have distinct silvery-white spots on the underside, making it easily distinguishable from other orange butterflies.

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Gulf Fritillary
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Gulf Fritillary

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Gulf Fritillaries love to sip nectar from many different kinds of colorful flowers.

Its caterpillars have long, branched spines all over their body!

The bright orange wings warn predators that this butterfly tastes very bad to eat!

They often fly fast and erratically, making them tricky to catch or photograph!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Toxic Taste Shield

Gulf Fritillary has a bitter taste from eating passionflower leaves that helps them deter hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Silver Underside Camouflage

Gulf Fritillary has reflective silver spots on its hindwing undersides that help them blend with dappled light while resting.

Fähigkeit

Swift Flight

Gulf Fritillary can fly quickly and erratically, which helps them escape from birds and other threats.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-90 mm
Größe
30-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-21 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume passionflower leaves; adults feed exclusively on flower nectar and pollen.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Passionflower leaves
  • Pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Gulf Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Gulf Fritillary?

60-90 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Gulf Fritillary?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Gulf Fritillary?

14-21 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Gulf Fritillary?

10 km/h

Was frisst Gulf Fritillary?

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet flower nectar.

Wo findet man Gulf Fritillary normalerweise?

Urban areas, Coastal areas

Wie jagt Gulf Fritillary?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Gulf Fritillary?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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