Barred Yellow

Eurema daira

The Barred Yellow is a bright butterfly with yellow wings and black stripes. It flutters around gardens and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Barred Yellow is a small butterfly, typically bright yellow or white, with distinctive black or dark brown markings along the wing margins and often a 'bar' or blotch on its forewing. Its underside can be mottled, providing effective camouflage.

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Barred Yellow

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Adult Barred Yellows love to 'puddle' on damp soil to get important salts!

Barred Yellows are sometimes called 'sleepy oranges' because of their warm colors.

Their caterpillars love to munch on plants in the pea family like partridge pea!

This butterfly has two very different looks depending on if it's wet or dry season!

Habilidades especiales

Barred Yellow has unique dry and wet season forms, which helps it blend perfectly into its changing environment.

Barred Yellow can fly erratically close to the ground, which makes it very difficult for predators to catch them.

Barred Yellow females can locate specific host plants for their eggs, ensuring their caterpillars have food.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 30-45 mm
Tamaño: 15-25 mm
Esperanza de vida: 7-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 7 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars consume plant leaves, while adults solely feed on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

Chamaecrista fasciculata leaves
Chamaecrista nictitans leaves
Flower nectar

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Its caterpillars feed specifically on this plant.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

This common bird preys on adult butterflies.

pollinates

Spanish Needles

Bidens alba

Adults gather nectar from its flowers, helping plant reproduction.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.