Southern Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus malvoides

The Southern Grizzled Skipper is a small butterfly with beautiful patterns on its wings. It flits around in sunny spots and loves to rest on flowers.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Southern Grizzled Skipper has a robust, dark body and wings patterned with prominent white rectangular spots. Its wing fringes are distinctly checkered in black and white, and the underside is often a lighter gray-green, providing camouflage.

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Southern Grizzled Skipper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Before flying, they 'shiver' their wings fast to warm up, just like stretching before a race!

Its antennae have tiny clubs with a little hook, like a walking stick for balance!

Skippers perch with their front wings up and back wings flat, like a tiny biplane!

They can tell the difference between sweet flower nectar and plain water with their tiny feet!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Southern Grizzled Skipper has dark wing scales that help them absorb sunlight to quickly warm up and fly on cool mornings.

Southern Grizzled Skipper caterpillars can roll and tie leaves together to create a safe, camouflaged shelter to hide.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 22-26 mm
Größe: 10-15 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on the leaves of various plants.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars eat plant leaves; adults consume flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

nectar
Potentilla reptans leaves
Agrimonia eupatoria leaves
Thymus vulgaris nectar

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Creeping Cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

pollinates

Common Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Adults visit flowers for nectar, aiding pollination.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Bird species that preys on insects, including skippers.

Merkmale

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.