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Polydamas Swallowtail

Battus polydamas

The Polydamas Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly with striking black and yellow patterns. It flutters gracefully in gardens and forests, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Polydamas Swallowtail has deep black wings with no 'tails', a unique feature for a swallowtail. Each wing is edged with a bright, iridescent yellow-green band of spots that glow in the sunlight.

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Polydamas Swallowtail
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Polydamas Swallowtail

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its caterpillars are spiky and colorful, not shy about showing off!

The pupa, or chrysalis, looks like a dead leaf, a master of disguise!

They lay tiny, round, yellow eggs, often in neat clusters.

This butterfly helps flowers make seeds by carrying pollen.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Toxic Taste Alarm

Polydamas Swallowtail has bright warning colors that help them tell predators 'Don't eat me, I taste bad!'

Fähigkeit

Poisonous Power-Up

Polydamas Swallowtail can store toxins from the plants they eat as caterpillars, making them poisonous to predators.

Fähigkeit

Foot Taste Buds

Polydamas Swallowtail can taste flowers and leaves with special sensors on their feet to find the perfect meal.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
80-110 mm
Größe
30-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars eat toxic leaves, while adult butterflies sip sweet flower nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat the leaves of specific toxic plants, while adults drink nectar from various flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pipevine (Aristolochia species)
  • Lantana

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Calico Flower

Aristolochia elegans

Caterpillars exclusively eat the leaves of this plant.

eaten by

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Birds may try to eat the adult butterflies.

pollinates

Lantana

Lantana camara

Adults visit Lantana flowers, helping them reproduce.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Flower crab spiders ambush adult butterflies on flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

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 Polydamas Swallowtail?

80-110 mm

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

30-40 mm

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

10-30 Tage

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

15 km/h

Was frisst Polydamas Swallowtail?

Caterpillars eat toxic leaves, while adult butterflies sip sweet flower nectar.

Wo findet man Polydamas Swallowtail normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Polydamas Swallowtail?

Foraging

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

6

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

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Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

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