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Obscure Skipper

Panoquina panoquinoides

The Obscure Skipper is a small butterfly with beautiful patterns on its wings. It flits around in sunny spots, making it a fun sight to see while exploring nature.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Obscure Skipper is a small, brownish-gray to yellowish-brown butterfly, often with faint, obscure clear spots on its forewings. Its robust body and broad head differentiate it, giving it a somewhat moth-like appearance despite its daytime activity. The underside is typically lighter.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieHesperiidaeGattungPanoquina
Obscure Skipper
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Obscure Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

After changing from a pupa, adults only live a few short weeks!

Female skippers lay their tiny eggs one by one on marsh plants!

Its caterpillars munch on tough marsh grasses!

They taste sweet nectar with special sensors on their feet!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Lightning Flight

Obscure Skipper can zip away incredibly fast with its erratic, darting flight pattern, making it hard for predators to catch.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Straw

Obscure Skipper has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside various flowers.

Fähigkeit

Marsh Camouflage

Obscure Skipper has drab brownish colors that help them blend perfectly with the dry grasses and reeds of their marsh habitat.

Maße und Details

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

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Obscure Skippers sip sweet nectar from various marsh flowers; caterpillars munch on tough grasses.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat specific marsh grasses; adults drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • flower nectar
  • Smooth Cordgrass
  • Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Smooth Cordgrass

Spartina alterniflora

Caterpillars feed on its leaves for growth.

depends on

Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Spartina patens

Another key food source for young caterpillars.

eats

Green Darner

Anax junius

This dragonfly preys on adult skippers in marshes.

eats

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Wading birds like the Willet may consume adult skippers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and watch butterflies from a distance so they don't get scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Obscure Skipper?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Obscure Skipper?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Obscure Skipper?

7-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Obscure Skipper?

20 km/h

Was frisst Obscure Skipper?

Adult Obscure Skippers sip sweet nectar from various marsh flowers; caterpillars munch on tough grasses.

Wo findet man Obscure Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Obscure Skipper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Obscure Skipper?

6

Snap-Karte

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