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Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

The Small Skipper is a tiny butterfly with orange-brown wings. It flits around fields and meadows, bringing joy with its playful movements and bright colors.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Small Skipper is a small, golden-orange butterfly with slightly hooked antennae tipped in black. Its forewings often show a dark brown streak, helping to distinguish it from similar species. This coloration provides good camouflage in sunny grasslands.

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Small Skipper
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Small Skipper

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Small Skippers have a dark scent mark to attract females.

The caterpillar hibernates as a tiny larva inside a silk tent in grass.

Their name comes from their unique, fast, skipping flight pattern!

They often rest with forewings at a different angle than hindwings.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Speedy Skippers

Small Skipper can fly with quick, darting movements because of their powerful flight muscles, helping them evade predators.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Small Skipper has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Eggs

Small Skipper can lay its tiny eggs safely inside grass sheaths, protecting them from hungry animals.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
27-34 mm
Größe
15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on grass blades, while adults use their proboscis to drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Thistle nectar
  • Ragwort nectar
  • Cock's-foot grass
  • Yorkshire Fog grass

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds often prey on adult butterflies.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adults feed on its nectar and help pollination.

eats

Cock's-foot

Dactylis glomerata

Its caterpillars feed on the grass leaves.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders can capture butterflies in their webs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

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 Small Skipper?

27-34 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Small Skipper?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Small Skipper?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Small Skipper?

18 km/h

Was frisst Small Skipper?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Wo findet man Small Skipper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Small Skipper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Small Skipper?

6

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