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Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

The Question Mark butterfly is a colorful insect with a unique shape. It has orange and brown wings with a special mark that looks like a question mark on the underside.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Question Mark is a medium-sized butterfly with deeply jagged, irregular wing edges. Its upper wings are orange-brown with dark spots, while the undersides are dull brown, resembling dead leaves. A distinctive silver comma-shaped mark, sometimes broken, on the underside of its hindwing gives it its name.

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Question Mark
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Question Mark

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Wow! Its ragged wing edges make it look exactly like a torn, brown leaf!

Wow! The tiny silver symbol on its underwing really looks like a question mark!

Wow! They love to drink juice from mushy, rotting fruit!

Wow! This butterfly can hibernate through winter as a grown-up!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Leaf Mimicry

Question Mark has jagged wings and dull undersides that help them blend perfectly with dead leaves or tree bark.

Fähigkeit

Winter Hibernation

Question Mark can survive cold winters by hibernating as an adult, allowing them to emerge early in spring.

Fähigkeit

Opportunistic Feeder

Question Mark can sip tree sap and rotting fruit, providing them with essential sugars when nectar is scarce.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-76 mm
Größe
20-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-240 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat leaves of host plants, while adults primarily feed on tree sap and rotting fruit.

Hauptnahrung

  • Tree sap
  • Rotting fruit
  • Flower nectar
  • Elm leaves
  • Hackberry leaves
  • Nettle leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Caterpillars feed on its leaves as a primary host.

eats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Another important host plant for its caterpillars.

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Caterpillars also consume its foliage.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird that preys on adult butterflies.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Question Mark Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Question Mark?

45-76 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Question Mark?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Question Mark?

30-240 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Question Mark?

15 km/h

Was frisst Question Mark?

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Wo findet man Question Mark normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Question Mark?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Question Mark?

6

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