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Orange Sulphur

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The Orange Sulphur is a bright butterfly with beautiful orange wings. It flutters around gardens and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Orange Sulphur has vibrant orange-yellow upperwings with distinct dark borders, especially noticeable on males. Females can be lighter orange or even white, often with more smudgy dark markings. A small black spot is typically visible on each forewing.

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Orange Sulphur

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

If you see a butterfly sipping from a mud puddle, it's actually getting vital minerals like a tiny juice box!

In warm places, the Orange Sulphur can have up to five generations of butterflies hatch in just one year!

Some female Orange Sulphurs are genetically bright white instead of orange, making them look totally different!

They are sometimes called "Alfalfa Butterflies" because their caterpillars love to munch on alfalfa plants!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Flight

Orange Sulphur can fly surprisingly fast, up to 25 km/h, which helps them escape predators and find mates quickly.

Fähigkeit

Color Twist

Orange Sulphur has a special genetic trait where some females are bright white instead of orange, which helps them blend in.

Fähigkeit

Solar Powered

Orange Sulphur can sunbathe to warm up its flight muscles, which helps it become active and fly quickly on cool mornings.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-60 mm
Größe
15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet nectar from various flowers!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat plant leaves, while adults drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Alfalfa nectar
  • Clover nectar
  • Dandelion nectar
  • Vetch leaves
  • Alfalfa leaves
  • Clover leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Orange Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to watch butterflies from a distance and not try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Orange Sulphur?

35-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Orange Sulphur?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Orange Sulphur?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Orange Sulphur?

25 km/h

Was frisst Orange Sulphur?

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet nectar from various flowers!

Wo findet man Orange Sulphur normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Orange Sulphur?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Orange Sulphur?

6

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