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Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

The Silver-spotted Skipper is a small butterfly with beautiful orange and brown wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places during the summer.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Silver-spotted Skipper has a sturdy brown body with large, dark brown wings featuring bright orange-gold patches on the forewings. Its most distinctive mark is a large, square, iridescent silver spot on the underside of each hindwing. This silver spot helps distinguish it from other skippers.

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Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult skippers spend winter tucked away as caterpillars or pupae, waiting for spring.

Baby Silver-spotted Skippers build tiny leaf tents to stay hidden from hungry birds.

Its flight pattern looks like it's "skipping" through the air, giving it its name!

They use their strong front legs to hold onto flowers while sipping nectar.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Lightning Leap

Silver-spotted Skippers can fly incredibly fast and erratically because of powerful wing muscles, helping them dodge predators.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Straw

Silver-spotted Skippers have a long, tube-like proboscis that helps them reach deep nectar from many flowers.

Fähigkeit

Leaf Roll Home

Caterpillars of the Silver-spotted Skipper can roll a leaf into a shelter, using silk to hide and eat safely.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
35-50 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their caterpillar babies munch on various plant leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Adults drink nectar, while caterpillars munch on leaves.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • black locust leaves
  • wisteria leaves
  • clover leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are friendly and safe to watch, but don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Silver-spotted Skipper?

35-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Silver-spotted Skipper?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Silver-spotted Skipper?

10-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Silver-spotted Skipper?

15 km/h

Was frisst Silver-spotted Skipper?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their caterpillar babies munch on various plant leaves.

Wo findet man Silver-spotted Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Silver-spotted Skipper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Silver-spotted Skipper?

6

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