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Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus

The Ringlet is a lovely brown butterfly with beautiful round spots on its wings. It flutters around grassy areas and is often seen in the summer, bringing joy to those who spot it.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Ringlet is a medium-sized butterfly with dark, velvety brown wings, sometimes appearing almost black. Its key feature is the small, pale-ringed 'eyespots' on the underside of its hindwings, which are sometimes visible on the upper side too. It lacks bright patterns or metallic scales.

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Ringlet
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Ringlet

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Look closely for the tiny white ring around each black 'eyespots' on their wing undersides!

Ringlets are one of the few butterflies that enjoy flying even when the sun is hiding!

Their caterpillars are super picky, eating only grass blades and helping meadows stay healthy.

They lay their eggs by simply dropping them while flying low over the perfect grassy spots!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spotty Defence

Ringlet has small 'eyespots' on its wings that trick predators into attacking the wrong part, helping them escape.

Fähigkeit

Cloudy Navigator

Ringlet can fly and search for nectar even on overcast days, unlike many butterflies that prefer bright sunshine.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Ringlet has dull brown wings that help it blend perfectly into grassy habitats, making it hard for birds to spot.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-45 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Ringlets sip nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat grasses, while adult butterflies feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • bramble nectar
  • thistle nectar
  • ragwort nectar
  • cock's-foot grass
  • Yorkshire fog grass

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Cock's-foot

Dactylis glomerata

Ringlet caterpillars munch on its leaves.

pollinates

Bramble

Rubus fruticosus

Adult Ringlets drink its sweet nectar.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

This bird might prey on adult Ringlets.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders can catch Ringlets in their webs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and quiet when watching butterflies so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Ringlet?

35-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Ringlet?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Ringlet?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Ringlet?

5-10 km/h

Was frisst Ringlet?

Adult Ringlets sip nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Wo findet man Ringlet normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Ringlet?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Ringlet?

6

Snap-Karte

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