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Hydaspe Fritillary

Argynnis hydaspe

The Hydaspe Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black wings. It flutters gracefully in gardens and meadows, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Meadows

Aussehen

The Hydaspe Fritillary has vibrant orange wings adorned with intricate black spots and lines. Its most distinguishing feature is the underside of its hindwings, which displays striking silver-white spots against a reddish-brown and pale yellow background, making it distinct from other fritillaries.

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Hydaspe Fritillary
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Hydaspe Fritillary

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Hydaspe Fritillary often 'basks' in the sun to warm up its wings before it can fly!

Its caterpillars wear a spiky coat of armor to protect themselves from hungry birds!

Many butterflies, including this one, taste with their feet to find yummy plants!

This butterfly spends winter as a tiny caterpillar, hiding under leaves until spring!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hidden Underwing

Hydaspe Fritillary has uniquely patterned underwings that help them blend into tree bark when resting, making them harder for predators to spot.

Fähigkeit

Violet Tracker

Hydaspe Fritillary can detect specific chemicals from violet plants, which helps them find the perfect leaves for their caterpillars to eat.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

The Hydaspe Fritillary has a long, straw-like proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar deep inside flowers for energy.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-65 mm
Größe
20-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on violet leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat violet leaves, while adult butterflies drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • violet leaves
  • thistle nectar
  • milkweed nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

western violet

Viola adunca

Its caterpillars feed exclusively on their leaves.

eaten by

black-billed magpie

Pica hudsonia

Birds often prey on adult butterflies and caterpillars.

pollinates

Canada thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adults visit thistle flowers to drink their nectar.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

45-65 mm

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

20-30 mm

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

14-30 Tage

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

15 km/h

Was frisst Hydaspe Fritillary?

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on violet leaves.

Wo findet man Hydaspe Fritillary normalerweise?

Meadows

Wie jagt Hydaspe Fritillary?

Foraging

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

6

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