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Meadow Fritillary

Boloria bellona

The Meadow Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around meadows and fields, bringing color to nature.

Hábitat: Meadows and grasslands

Aspecto

The Meadow Fritillary has vibrant orange upperwings with intricate dark markings. Its underside hindwings are distinctively patterned with greenish-yellow, brown, and pearly-white spots, making it easy to identify from similar butterflies. These pearly spots often look like drops of dew.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaNymphalidaeGéneroClossiana
Meadow Fritillary
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Meadow Fritillary

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

It sips nectar using a long, straw-like tongue called a proboscis!

Meadow Fritillary caterpillars only eat violet leaves, making them very picky eaters!

Some Meadow Fritillaries can have two generations of butterflies in one summer!

Their wings have tiny scales that give them their beautiful colors, like dust!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Camouflage Cloak

Meadow Fritillary has intricate wing patterns that help them blend seamlessly into flowery meadows, hiding from hungry birds.

Habilidad

Nectar Detector

Meadow Fritillary can taste with its feet, helping them find the sweetest flowers for delicious nectar because of special sensors.

Habilidad

Violet Nursery

Meadow Fritillary can identify specific violet plants to lay eggs on, ensuring their caterpillars have the perfect food source.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
35-50 mm
Tamaño
15-20 mm
Esperanza de vida
14-28 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10-20 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their young caterpillars munch on violet leaves!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae eat specific violet plant leaves, while adults solely drink nectar from various wildflowers.

Alimentos principales

  • violet leaves (larvae)
  • thistle nectar
  • milkweed nectar
  • dandelion nectar

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Its leaves are the only food source for Meadow Fritillary caterpillars.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

This common bird preys on Meadow Fritillary adults and larvae.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adult Meadow Fritillaries visit these flowers for nectar, helping spread pollen.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Meadow Fritillaries can get caught in their webs and become food.

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Butterflies are safe to watch but be gentle and don't touch them.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Meadow Fritillary?

35-50 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Meadow Fritillary?

15-20 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Meadow Fritillary?

14-28 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Meadow Fritillary?

10-20 km/h

¿Qué come Meadow Fritillary?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their young caterpillars munch on violet leaves!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Meadow Fritillary?

Meadows and grasslands

¿Cómo caza Meadow Fritillary?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Meadow Fritillary?

6

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