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Pale Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon

The Pale Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly with yellow and black wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and can be seen in gardens and meadows during warm days.

Lebensraum: Gardens and meadows

Aussehen

The Pale Swallowtail has creamy white to pale yellow wings strikingly marked with bold black stripes. Its hindwings feature distinctive, short black 'tails' and often a small, blue and orange eyespot, differentiating it from similar, yellower swallowtails.

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Pale Swallowtail
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Pale Swallowtail

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Pale Swallowtails often fly to the very top of hills to find a mate!

The 'swallowtail' name comes from the little tail-like shapes on their hindwings!

They are one of the most common swallowtail butterflies found in western North America!

When threatened, their caterpillar shoots out a stinky, orange 'fork' from its head!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nectar Seeker

The Pale Swallowtail has a long proboscis (a straw-like tongue) that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside flowers.

Fähigkeit

Winged Acrobat

Pale Swallowtails can fly quickly and erratically because of their large, powerful wings, that helps them escape from danger.

Fähigkeit

Foot Taster

Pale Swallowtails can taste plants with their feet because they have chemoreceptors there, which helps them find the perfect spot to lay eggs.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
70-100 mm
Größe
30-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult butterflies drink flower nectar, while caterpillars munch on leaves from special plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) eat leaves, while adults exclusively feed on liquid nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower Nectar
  • California Coffeeberry leaves
  • Ceanothus leaves
  • Alder leaves
  • Willow leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

depends on

Deer Brush

Ceanothus integerrimus

A primary host plant for its caterpillars.

pollinates

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Adults visit its flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Black-billed Magpie

Pica pica

Birds can prey on adult butterflies.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch butterflies from a distance so they feel safe and happy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Pale Swallowtail?

70-100 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Pale Swallowtail?

30-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pale Swallowtail?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Pale Swallowtail?

20 km/h

Was frisst Pale Swallowtail?

Adult butterflies drink flower nectar, while caterpillars munch on leaves from special plants.

Wo findet man Pale Swallowtail normalerweise?

Gardens and meadows

Wie jagt Pale Swallowtail?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Pale Swallowtail?

6

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