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Wood White

Leptidea sinapis

The Wood White is a beautiful butterfly with pale wings that flutter around in sunny spots. They love to sip nectar from flowers and can be seen in gardens and meadows during warm days.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Wood White is a delicate, slender butterfly with creamy white wings, subtly tipped with greyish-black on the forewings. Its elongated, narrow wings and hesitant, 'bouncing' flight distinguish it from other white butterflies, making it easy to identify.

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Wood White
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Wood White

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Wood Whites fly special patrol routes, following paths through woods, searching for females to woo!

Their 'bouncing' flight pattern is so unique, it helps spotters identify them even from a distance!

Unlike most butterflies, the Wood White's wings are surprisingly narrow and elongated, almost like a glider!

Wood White caterpillars often form a tiny silk safety pad before they shed their skin, so they don't fall off!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Dappled Disguise

Wood White has underwing patterns that help them blend perfectly with dappled sunlight, making them very hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Straw

Wood White can unfurl a long proboscis, a straw-like mouthpart, that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Generations

Wood White can complete its life cycle quickly, allowing them to have two or even three broods in a single warm season.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
33-47 mm
Größe
15-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8-15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Wood White butterflies drink flower nectar; caterpillars munch on legume leaves.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat plant leaves, while adults feed on flower nectar.

Hauptnahrung

  • Vetch flowers
  • Clover flowers
  • Meadow Vetchling leaves
  • Bird's-foot Trefoil leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Larvae and adults are prey for hungry birds.

pollinates

Tufted Vetch

Vicia cracca

Adults visit flowers for nectar, aiding plant reproduction.

depends on

Meadow Vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

Caterpillars feed exclusively on its leaves to grow.

hunts

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders capture adult butterflies in their webs.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be gentle and quiet around butterflies so they feel safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Wood White?

33-47 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Wood White?

15-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Wood White?

10-20 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Wood White?

8-15 km/h

Was frisst Wood White?

Wood White butterflies drink flower nectar; caterpillars munch on legume leaves.

Wo findet man Wood White normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Wood White?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Wood White?

6

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