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Northern Broken-Dash

Polites egeremet

The Northern Broken-Dash is a small butterfly with beautiful orange and brown wings. They love to flutter around flowers and can be seen in sunny places during the summer.

Lebensraum: Meadows

Aussehen

The Northern Broken-Dash has a stout, fuzzy body and dark brown wings. Its forewings feature a distinctive broken line of yellow-orange spots, often appearing as a 'dash' or streak. This pattern helps distinguish it from similar small skippers.

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Northern Broken-Dash
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Northern Broken-Dash

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults only live for about two weeks, making every sunny day count for them!

Their tiny eggs are often laid one by one on blades of grass, like little jewels!

These skippers are like a mix of butterflies and moths, having features of both!

They have special antennae with hooks on the end, unlike true butterflies or moths!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Lightning Flight

Northern Broken-Dash can dart through the air at high speeds because of its powerful wing muscles that help it escape predators and find food quickly.

Fähigkeit

Leafy Lair Builder

Its caterpillar has the ability to roll and tie leaves together to create a sheltered home that helps it hide from birds and other dangers.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Straw

Northern Broken-Dash has a long proboscis, like a straw, that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers, giving them energy to fly and pollinate plants.

Fähigkeit

Master of Disguise

Northern Broken-Dash has mottled brown wings with cryptic patterns that help it blend perfectly with bark and dry leaves, making it hard to spot.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-35 mm
Größe
10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

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

Altersunterschiede: Yes, larvae eat grass blades, but adults only drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Purple Coneflower
  • Red Clover
  • Switchgrass
  • Big Bluestem

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Adults help move pollen between these vibrant flowers.

depends on

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Caterpillars exclusively feed on the leaves of this native grass.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

These birds sometimes prey on adult skippers, especially in open areas.

parasitizes

Braconid Wasp

Apanteles congregatus

Tiny wasps lay eggs on caterpillars, eventually consuming them.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch butterflies from a distance so they feel safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Northern Broken-Dash?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Northern Broken-Dash?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Broken-Dash?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Northern Broken-Dash?

20 km/h

Was frisst Northern Broken-Dash?

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

Wo findet man Northern Broken-Dash normalerweise?

Meadows

Wie jagt Northern Broken-Dash?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Northern Broken-Dash?

6

Snap-Karte

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