Long Dash

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The Long Dash is a lively little insect that loves to flit around flowers! With its vibrant colors and swift movements, it’s always a delight to spot in the garden.

Lebensraum: Long Dashes prefer sunny gardens and meadows filled with flowers.

Aussehen

The Long Dash is a medium-sized skipper with dark brown wings, often showing subtle orange or yellowish-brown markings. Males are distinguished by a prominent, elongated dark streak (the 'stigma') on their forewings. Its robust body and large eyes give it a moth-like appearance, differentiating it from other butterflies.

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Long Dash

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults visit many different wildflowers, acting as important pollinators for meadows and marshes.

Its name, Long Dash, comes from the male's distinct dark streak and its incredibly swift flight.

Long Dash caterpillars eat specific wetland grasses, making them very picky eaters!

Skippers have hooked antennae, making them look like a cool mix between moths and butterflies!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Long Dash can dart quickly through the air because of its powerful wings that help it evade predators and find flowers fast.

Long Dash has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tall flowers.

Long Dash caterpillars can roll up leaves to create a hidden shelter, protecting them from hungry birds.

The Long Dash has a thick, furry body that helps them retain warmth, making them active even on cooler days.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 30-45 mm
Größe: 25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Long Dashes drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on wetland grasses.

Altersunterschiede: Adults consume nectar; larvae graze on plant leaves.

Hauptnahrung

flower nectar
swamp milkweed
jewelweed
buttonbush
sedge leaves
various wetland grasses

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Drinks nectar, helps spread pollen.

pollinates

Jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Nectars on flowers, aids plant growth.

eats

Bebb's Sedge

Carex bebbii

Caterpillars munch on its leaves.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A tasty meal for hungry birds.

Merkmale

Sozial

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