Two-tailed Pasha

Charaxes jasius

The Two-tailed Pasha is a beautiful butterfly with striking colors and unique tails on its wings. It flutters around in warm places, bringing joy to anyone who sees it.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Two-tailed Pasha has striking orange and black wings, edged with a vibrant blue-black band and small white spots. Its hindwings feature two distinctive, slender 'tails' on each side, which resemble antennae and differentiate it.

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Two-tailed Pasha

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adults love to feast on fermenting fruit and tree sap, making them smell a little like wine!

Its caterpillars only eat leaves from the Strawberry Tree, which is quite rare for butterflies!

Male Two-tailed Pashas are very territorial, often chasing away other insects from their favorite spots.

This butterfly is one of the largest and fastest-flying butterflies found in Europe.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Two-tailed Pasha has false eyespots and tails that trick predators into attacking the wrong part of its body.

Two-tailed Pasha can fly with incredible speed and agility, allowing it to escape danger and find food efficiently.

Two-tailed Pasha has a strong proboscis that helps them pierce tree bark to drink nourishing sap.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 65-80 mm
Größe: 25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung: 10-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 15-25 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults enjoy tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on strawberry tree leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed exclusively on the leaves of the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo); adults drink tree sap and fermented fruit.

Hauptnahrung

Tree sap
Rotting fruit
Fermented fruit
Strawberry tree leaves (larvae)

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Strawberry Tree

Arbutus unedo

Its larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

eaten by

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Larvae and adults can be prey for birds.

eaten by

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Lizards may prey on caterpillars or resting adults.

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.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.