Map

Araschnia levana

The Map butterfly is a colorful insect that loves to flutter around gardens and meadows. Its wings have unique patterns that look like a map, making it special and easy to recognize!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Map is a medium-sized butterfly known for its striking seasonal dimorphism. Its spring form is orange and black with white spots, while the summer form is mostly black with a white band, resembling a map pattern. These distinct appearances help it blend into different seasonal foliage.

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Map

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Datos interesantes

Map butterflies only lay eggs on nettle plants, nowhere else in the whole world!

Map butterfly wings look completely different depending on the season they hatch!

Sometimes a Map butterfly can even hatch with half spring colors and half summer colors!

Their caterpillars are super spiky, like tiny porcupines, to scare away hungry birds!

Habilidades especiales

Map can completely change its wing patterns between spring and summer, helping them camouflage perfectly with the changing seasons.

Map caterpillars have sharp, branching spines across their bodies that protect them from predators who try to eat them.

Map has a fast lifecycle that allows them to produce multiple generations in one year, helping them thrive.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 30-45 mm
Tamaño: 15-25 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-180 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 7 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adult Map butterflies sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on specific leaves to grow.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat nettle leaves; adults drink flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

flower nectar
stinging nettle leaves
wild marjoram
thistles

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Its caterpillars exclusively feed on its leaves.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Young birds often prey on adult butterflies.

pollinates

Wild Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Adults sip nectar, transferring pollen between flowers.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

A favored nectar source for adult Map butterflies.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

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.

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.