Glanville Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia

The Glanville Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often found in sunny meadows.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Glanville Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with striking orange wings patterned with a checkered network of black lines and spots. Its underside is paler orange and cream, featuring rows of black dots within white-ringed orange spots, making it distinct from plainer butterflies.

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Glanville Fritillary

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Adult Glanville Fritillaries usually only live for about two weeks, flying quickly!

Baby Glanville Fritillaries (caterpillars) huddle together in a silk tent to stay safe!

Their eggs are laid in neat stacks, sometimes over a hundred at once!

These butterflies have tiny bristles on their legs that help them taste their food!

Habilidades especiales

Glanville Fritillary larvae can overwinter in groups inside silken webs, which helps them survive cold temperatures until spring.

Glanville Fritillary butterflies can specifically locate Ribwort Plantain plants to lay their eggs, ensuring food for their caterpillars.

Glanville Fritillary has dark markings that help absorb sunlight, giving them energy to fly even on cooler days.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 35-50 mm
Tamaño: 15-22 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-20 días
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip flower nectar for energy; caterpillars munch on plant leaves to grow big.

Diferencias por edad: Adults feed on nectar, while larvae (caterpillars) feed exclusively on specific host plant leaves.

Alimentos principales

flower nectar
Plantago lanceolata
Veronica spicata
Cirsium arvense

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Larvae eat leaves of this plant.

depends on

Spiked Speedwell

Veronica spicata

A secondary host plant for its caterpillars.

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

Feeds on butterfly larvae and adults.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adult butterflies visit for nectar.

Rasgos

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Pastizal

Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.