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Marsh Fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

The Marsh Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around meadows and wetlands, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Marsh Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly, adorned with a vibrant checkerboard pattern of orange, yellow, and black. Its wings feature distinct dark veins and a row of black spots within paler bands, setting it apart from other fritillaries.

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Marsh Fritillary
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Marsh Fritillary

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Marsh Fritillaries are picky eaters; their caterpillars only eat a few special plants!

Marsh Fritillary eggs are laid in huge batches, sometimes over 300 at once!

Their caterpillars build silk 'tents' to live in together, like tiny insect skyscrapers!

They spend almost a year as caterpillars, then transform into butterflies in just weeks!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Silk Fortress Builders

Marsh Fritillary caterpillars can weave silk webs to create communal nests that protect them from predators and weather.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Taste Shield

Marsh Fritillary larvae have special chemicals in their bodies that make them taste bad to hungry birds and other predators.

Fähigkeit

Sun-Powered Flight

Marsh Fritillaries can absorb sunlight with their dark wings, giving them energy to fly and find food on cooler days.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-50 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on special plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat plant leaves; adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Succisa pratensis (Devil's-bit Scabious) leaves
  • Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Primary food source for caterpillars.

eaten by

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

An alternative food for caterpillars.

parasitizes

a Braconid wasp

Cotesia acuminata

A parasitic wasp that attacks caterpillars.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

A common bird predator.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

30-50 mm

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

15-20 mm

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

7-14 Tage

Was frisst Marsh Fritillary?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on special plant leaves.

Wo findet man Marsh Fritillary normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Marsh Fritillary?

Foraging

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

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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