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Northern Cloudywing

Cecropterus pylades

The Northern Cloudywing is a small butterfly with beautiful brown wings that have light spots. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny areas during the warm months.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Northern Cloudywing is a small, dark brown butterfly with a stout body and a moth-like appearance. Its forewings feature small, almost clear, glassy spots, and its wings have fringed edges. This gives it a distinct look different from typical brightly colored butterflies.

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Northern Cloudywing
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Northern Cloudywing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults are important pollinators, visiting a wide variety of colorful wildflowers for nectar.

Despite looking like a moth, the Northern Cloudywing is a butterfly because it flies during the day!

Its scientific name, Cecropterus pylades, honors a Greek mythological hero, Pylades!

Unlike many butterflies, its antennae have a tiny hook at the very end, like a fishing pole!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quick Escape Artist

Northern Cloudywing can fly with incredibly fast, darting movements because of its powerful wing muscles that help it evade predators.

Fähigkeit

Nature's Camouflage

Northern Cloudywing has a mottled dark brown coloration that helps it blend perfectly with tree bark and dried leaves, making it hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Leaf Roller Home Builder

Northern Cloudywing caterpillars can cleverly roll leaves together using silk because this creates a secure, hidden shelter for them.

Maße und Details

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

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume host plant leaves, while adult butterflies feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower nectar
  • Clover leaves
  • Alfalfa leaves
  • Locust tree leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Northern Cloudywing?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Northern Cloudywing?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Cloudywing?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Northern Cloudywing?

15 km/h

Was frisst Northern Cloudywing?

Adults sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves.

Wo findet man Northern Cloudywing normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Northern Cloudywing?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Northern Cloudywing?

6

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