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Mylitta Crescent

phyciodes mylitta

The Mylitta Crescent butterfly has beautiful orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around flowers, sipping sweet nectar!

Lebensraum: Meadows, open fields, and gardens.

Aussehen

The Mylitta Crescent is a small butterfly with rich orange-brown upper wings, featuring dark borders and intricate black markings. Its underside displays a unique pale yellowish-orange patch on the hindwing, often with a distinctive silvery or pearly crescent-shaped spot.

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Mylitta Crescent
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Mylitta Crescent

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillars are super picky eaters, only munching on thistle leaves!

The 'crescent' in its name comes from a tiny, moon-shaped mark on its underwing!

These speedy little butterflies help flowers grow by carrying tiny pollen grains!

You might spot them fluttering in sunny fields, even high up in the mountains!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Wings

Mylitta Crescent has patterned undersides that help them blend into foliage when resting, protecting them from predators.

Fähigkeit

Host Plant Finder

Mylitta Crescent can detect specific thistle host plants by smell, ensuring their caterpillars have the right food to grow.

Fähigkeit

Sunshine Soaker

Mylitta Crescent has dark wing scales that absorb sunlight, giving them energy to fly on cool days.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-40 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-18 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar from various flowers, while caterpillars feast exclusively on thistle plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat thistle leaves, while adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Thistle leaves
  • Aster nectar
  • Clover nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves for survival and growth.

eats

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Birds like jays may prey on adult butterflies and their caterpillars.

pollinates

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Adults visit aster flowers for nectar, helping in their reproduction.

hunts

Western Yellowjacket

Vespula pensylvanica

Wasps may hunt and feed on Mylitta Crescent caterpillars as prey.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Crescent ButterflyMylitta ButterflyOrange Crescent

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mylitta Crescent?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Mylitta Crescent?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mylitta Crescent?

10-18 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Mylitta Crescent?

15 km/h

Was frisst Mylitta Crescent?

Adults sip nectar from various flowers, while caterpillars feast exclusively on thistle plants.

Wo findet man Mylitta Crescent normalerweise?

Meadows, open fields, and gardens.

Wie jagt Mylitta Crescent?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Mylitta Crescent?

6

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