Pacific Fritillary

boloria epithore

The Pacific Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly that flutters gracefully through meadows and fields. Its colorful wings are decorated with striking orange and black patterns, making it a favorite among nature lovers!

Lebensraum: Meadows, grasslands, and open woodlands.

Aussehen

The Pacific Fritillary has bright orange wings adorned with intricate black spots and lines. Its underside is duller, often with subtle silvery spots, distinguishing it from other orange-brown butterflies. This pattern helps it blend into sunny meadows.

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Pacific Fritillary

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Pacific Fritillaries use their excellent eyesight to spot colorful wildflowers from far away.

Some fritillary butterflies, like this one, have shimmering silver spots on the underside of their wings!

The Pacific Fritillary caterpillar is covered in tiny spines, looking like a miniature spiky monster!

They spend most of their lives as caterpillars, munching on leaves before transforming into butterflies.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Pacific Fritillary can taste with its feet because they have chemoreceptors that help them find the best nectar-rich flowers.

Pacific Fritillary has a long, coiled proboscis that helps it sip sweet nectar from deep inside various flowers.

Pacific Fritillary caterpillars can blend into violet plants, helping them hide from hungry birds and other predators.

Pacific Fritillary can warm its body by basking in the sun, which gives it the energy needed for swift flight.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 40-55 mm
Größe: 15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 20-30 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on violet leaves to grow.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat violet leaves, while adults exclusively drink flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

Flower nectar
Violet leaves
Thistle nectar
Aster nectar

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Hooked-spur Violet

Viola adunca

Caterpillars feed on its leaves to grow.

eats

Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adults sip nectar from its flowers.

eaten by

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Adult butterflies can be prey for birds.

pollinates

Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Adults transfer pollen between flowers.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.