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Appalachian Brown

Lethe appalachia

The Appalachian Brown is a lovely butterfly with brown wings that have orange spots. They flutter around in sunny places and are often seen resting on flowers or leaves.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Appalachian Brown is a medium-sized butterfly with a dark, uniform brown upper surface on its wings. Its underside features distinctive, circular eyespots, often ringed in yellow or orange, set against a mottled brown background. This coloration provides excellent camouflage in its wetland environments.

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Appalachian Brown
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Appalachian Brown

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Datos interesantes

Its caterpillars spend winter tucked away in sedge plants, waiting for spring to awaken!

The unique eyespots on its wings can fool predators into attacking the wrong spot, helping it escape!

Unlike many butterflies, adults prefer sipping tree sap or rotting fruit over flower nectar!

You'll often spot this butterfly fluttering low and erratically in sunlit patches of marshy wetlands!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Fake Eyes

Appalachian Brown can flash prominent eyespots on its hindwings that help them startle or confuse predators into attacking a less vital part.

Habilidad

Wetland Wanderer

Appalachian Brown has larvae that can feed on tough sedges and inhabit marshy areas, allowing them to thrive where other butterflies cannot.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
45-55 mm
Tamaño
11-18 mm
Esperanza de vida
10-20 días
Velocidad de vuelo
12 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on sedge grasses.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat sedge leaves, while adults feed on tree sap, rotting fruit, and sometimes animal waste.

Alimentos principales

  • tree sap
  • rotting fruit
  • animal droppings
  • sedge grasses

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Appalachian sedge

Carex striata

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A common bird predator of adult butterflies.

depends on

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Adults often feed on its fermenting sap.

eaten by

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Adults can become ensnared in its large webs.

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Always watch butterflies from a distance so you don't scare them away.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Appalachian Brown?

45-55 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Appalachian Brown?

11-18 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Appalachian Brown?

10-20 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Appalachian Brown?

12 km/h

¿Qué come Appalachian Brown?

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on sedge grasses.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Appalachian Brown?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Appalachian Brown?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Appalachian Brown?

6

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