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Rocky Mountain Parnassian

parnassius smintheus

The Rocky Mountain Parnassian is a beautiful butterfly with stunning white wings and black spots! It flutters around mountain meadows, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Mountain meadows and alpine regions in the Rocky Mountains.

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The Rocky Mountain Parnassian has creamy-white wings with distinctive black markings and bright red or orange eye-spots on its hindwings. Its wings are somewhat translucent, allowing light to pass through, which makes it visually distinct from most other butterflies. They typically lack tails.

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Rocky Mountain Parnassian
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Rocky Mountain Parnassian

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Rocky Mountain Parnassians lay their eggs on stony ground near host plants, not directly on the leaves.

Despite their seemingly slow, fluttery flight, their wing shapes make them incredibly stable flyers in windy conditions.

Their fuzzy caterpillars are dark and look almost like tiny walking woolly bears found in mountain habitats.

These butterflies are often called "ghost butterflies" due to their translucent, almost see-through wings!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Toxic Taste

Rocky Mountain Parnassian caterpillars can absorb toxins from their host plants, making them unappetizing to most predators.

Fähigkeit

Mating Seal

Females develop a unique hardened mating plug, called a sphragis, after mating that prevents re-mating.

Fähigkeit

Cold Resilience

Rocky Mountain Parnassians have dark bodies that help them absorb sunlight, allowing them to warm up and fly in chilly mountain air.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
45-60 mm
Größe
25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-30 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults drink flower nectar; caterpillars munch on stonecrop leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat plant leaves, while adults feed on liquid nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower nectar
  • Sedum lanceolatum (Lanceleaf stonecrop) leaves
  • Various alpine wildflowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Alpine ParnassianMountain ParnassianRocky Parnassian Butterfly

Sammlungen

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Rocky Mountain Parnassian?

45-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Rocky Mountain Parnassian?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Rocky Mountain Parnassian?

10-30 Tage

Was frisst Rocky Mountain Parnassian?

Adults drink flower nectar; caterpillars munch on stonecrop leaves.

Wo findet man Rocky Mountain Parnassian normalerweise?

Mountain meadows and alpine regions in the Rocky Mountains.

Wie jagt Rocky Mountain Parnassian?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Rocky Mountain Parnassian?

6

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