Map

Araschnia levana

The Map butterfly is a colorful insect that loves to flutter around gardens and meadows. Its wings have unique patterns that look like a map, making it special and easy to recognize!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Map is a medium-sized butterfly known for its striking seasonal dimorphism. Its spring form is orange and black with white spots, while the summer form is mostly black with a white band, resembling a map pattern. These distinct appearances help it blend into different seasonal foliage.

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Map

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Map butterflies only lay eggs on nettle plants, nowhere else in the whole world!

Map butterfly wings look completely different depending on the season they hatch!

Sometimes a Map butterfly can even hatch with half spring colors and half summer colors!

Their caterpillars are super spiky, like tiny porcupines, to scare away hungry birds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Map can completely change its wing patterns between spring and summer, helping them camouflage perfectly with the changing seasons.

Map caterpillars have sharp, branching spines across their bodies that protect them from predators who try to eat them.

Map has a fast lifecycle that allows them to produce multiple generations in one year, helping them thrive.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 30-45 mm
Größe: 15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung: 10-180 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 7 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Map butterflies sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on specific leaves to grow.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat nettle leaves; adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

flower nectar
stinging nettle leaves
wild marjoram
thistles

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Its caterpillars exclusively feed on its leaves.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Young birds often prey on adult butterflies.

pollinates

Wild Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Adults sip nectar, transferring pollen between flowers.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

A favored nectar source for adult Map butterflies.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.