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Lyside Sulphur

Kricogonia lyside

The Lyside Sulphur is a bright yellow butterfly with beautiful orange spots. It flutters around gardens and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

Lebensraum: Open fields

Aussehen

The Lyside Sulphur is a medium-small butterfly, typically pale yellow or white with plain wings. Males are often a brighter yellow, while females can be white or pale yellow. Its uniform coloration, lacking strong patterns, makes it visually distinct from many other patterned sulphur butterflies.

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Lyside Sulphur
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Lyside Sulphur

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Males are often much brighter yellow than the females!

Some Lyside Sulphurs fly thousands of miles to warmer places!

Their caterpillars only eat leaves from special desert plants!

This butterfly can have multiple generations born in just one year!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Migration

Lyside Sulphur can fly long distances because it conserves energy efficiently, helping them find warmer climates and abundant food.

Fähigkeit

Desert Camouflage

Lyside Sulphur has pale yellow or white wings that help it blend seamlessly with light-colored desert flowers and dry vegetation.

Fähigkeit

Speedy Evasion

Lyside Sulphur can dart quickly and erratically through the air, making it very difficult for predators to catch them.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
38-60 mm
Größe
19-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-21 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on the leaves of specific desert plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat specific host plant leaves, adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Guaiacum officinale leaves
  • Porlieria angustifolia leaves
  • Koeberlinia spinosa leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Lignum Vitae

Guaiacum officinale

Caterpillars exclusively feed on its leaves.

pollinates

Common Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Adults collect nectar and help spread pollen.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

A quick meal for various insect-eating birds.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle, but it's best to watch them from a distance so they feel safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Lyside Sulphur?

38-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Lyside Sulphur?

19-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lyside Sulphur?

7-21 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Lyside Sulphur?

10 km/h

Was frisst Lyside Sulphur?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on the leaves of specific desert plants.

Wo findet man Lyside Sulphur normalerweise?

Open fields

Wie jagt Lyside Sulphur?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Lyside Sulphur?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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