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Little Wood Satyr

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The Little Wood Satyr is a small butterfly that loves to flutter around in the woods. With its brown wings and beautiful patterns, it can be hard to spot, but it's always a delightful surprise when you do!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Little Wood Satyr is a small to medium-sized butterfly, typically dull brown or grayish-brown, often with two prominent black eyespots ringed in yellow on each hindwing. Its forewings also feature smaller, less distinct eyespots. The mottled undersides help it blend seamlessly with tree bark and dried leaves.

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Little Wood Satyr
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Little Wood Satyr

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Its caterpillar is nocturnal, munching grass blades under the cover of darkness!

Males release special scents from their wings to find a mate!

These butterflies are one of the very first to flutter in early spring!

They often bask in sunlit patches within shady woodlands!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Natural Camouflage

Little Wood Satyr can disappear by matching its wings to tree bark and leaves, which helps them hide from hungry birds.

Habilidad

Deceptive Eyespots

Little Wood Satyr has fake 'eyespots' on its wings that trick predators into aiming at non-vital body parts.

Habilidad

Erratic Evasion Flight

Little Wood Satyr can fly with a bouncy, erratic pattern, which helps them evade predators among the trees and dense undergrowth.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
38-50 mm
Tamaño
12-18 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip tree sap and nectar; young munch on various grasses.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars consume a variety of grasses, while adult butterflies primarily feed on tree sap, nectar, and sometimes rotting fruit.

Alimentos principales

  • tree sap
  • flower nectar
  • rotting fruit
  • various grasses (larvae)

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Adults are a food source for many insectivorous birds.

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Caterpillars feed on leaves of this and other grasses.

pollinates

Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum

Adults visit flowers for nectar, aiding in plant reproduction.

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Always look but don't touch butterflies, as they are delicate and need to be safe.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Little Wood Satyr?

38-50 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Little Wood Satyr?

12-18 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Little Wood Satyr?

7-14 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Little Wood Satyr?

10 km/h

¿Qué come Little Wood Satyr?

Adults sip tree sap and nectar; young munch on various grasses.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Little Wood Satyr?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Little Wood Satyr?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Little Wood Satyr?

6

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