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Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

The Little Wood Satyr is a small butterfly that loves to flutter around in the woods. With its brown wings and beautiful patterns, it can be hard to spot, but it's always a delightful surprise when you do!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Little Wood Satyr is a small to medium-sized butterfly, typically dull brown or grayish-brown, often with two prominent black eyespots ringed in yellow on each hindwing. Its forewings also feature smaller, less distinct eyespots. The mottled undersides help it blend seamlessly with tree bark and dried leaves.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieNymphalidaeGattungEuptychia
Little Wood Satyr
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Little Wood Satyr

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillar is nocturnal, munching grass blades under the cover of darkness!

Males release special scents from their wings to find a mate!

These butterflies are one of the very first to flutter in early spring!

They often bask in sunlit patches within shady woodlands!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Natural Camouflage

Little Wood Satyr can disappear by matching its wings to tree bark and leaves, which helps them hide from hungry birds.

Fähigkeit

Deceptive Eyespots

Little Wood Satyr has fake 'eyespots' on its wings that trick predators into aiming at non-vital body parts.

Fähigkeit

Erratic Evasion Flight

Little Wood Satyr can fly with a bouncy, erratic pattern, which helps them evade predators among the trees and dense undergrowth.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
38-50 mm
Größe
12-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip tree sap and nectar; young munch on various grasses.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars consume a variety of grasses, while adult butterflies primarily feed on tree sap, nectar, and sometimes rotting fruit.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree sap
  • flower nectar
  • rotting fruit
  • various grasses (larvae)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Adults are a food source for many insectivorous birds.

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Caterpillars feed on leaves of this and other grasses.

pollinates

Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum

Adults visit flowers for nectar, aiding in plant reproduction.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch butterflies, as they are delicate and need to be safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Little Wood Satyr?

38-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Little Wood Satyr?

12-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Little Wood Satyr?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Little Wood Satyr?

10 km/h

Was frisst Little Wood Satyr?

Adults sip tree sap and nectar; young munch on various grasses.

Wo findet man Little Wood Satyr normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Little Wood Satyr?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Little Wood Satyr?

6

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