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Northern Broken-Dash

Polites egeremet

The Northern Broken-Dash is a small butterfly with beautiful orange and brown wings. They love to flutter around flowers and can be seen in sunny places during the summer.

Hábitat: Meadows

Aspecto

The Northern Broken-Dash has a stout, fuzzy body and dark brown wings. Its forewings feature a distinctive broken line of yellow-orange spots, often appearing as a 'dash' or streak. This pattern helps distinguish it from similar small skippers.

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Northern Broken-Dash
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Northern Broken-Dash

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Common

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Datos interesantes

Adults only live for about two weeks, making every sunny day count for them!

Their tiny eggs are often laid one by one on blades of grass, like little jewels!

These skippers are like a mix of butterflies and moths, having features of both!

They have special antennae with hooks on the end, unlike true butterflies or moths!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Lightning Flight

Northern Broken-Dash can dart through the air at high speeds because of its powerful wing muscles that help it escape predators and find food quickly.

Habilidad

Leafy Lair Builder

Its caterpillar has the ability to roll and tie leaves together to create a sheltered home that helps it hide from birds and other dangers.

Habilidad

Nectar Straw

Northern Broken-Dash has a long proboscis, like a straw, that helps them sip nectar from deep flowers, giving them energy to fly and pollinate plants.

Habilidad

Master of Disguise

Northern Broken-Dash has mottled brown wings with cryptic patterns that help it blend perfectly with bark and dry leaves, making it hard to spot.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
25-35 mm
Tamaño
10-15 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Velocidad de vuelo
20 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on grassy leaves.

Diferencias por edad: Yes, larvae eat grass blades, but adults only drink flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Nectar
  • Purple Coneflower
  • Red Clover
  • Switchgrass
  • Big Bluestem

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Adults help move pollen between these vibrant flowers.

depends on

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Caterpillars exclusively feed on the leaves of this native grass.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

These birds sometimes prey on adult skippers, especially in open areas.

parasitizes

Braconid Wasp

Apanteles congregatus

Tiny wasps lay eggs on caterpillars, eventually consuming them.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Always watch butterflies from a distance so they feel safe.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Northern Broken-Dash?

25-35 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Northern Broken-Dash?

10-15 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Northern Broken-Dash?

7-14 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Northern Broken-Dash?

20 km/h

¿Qué come Northern Broken-Dash?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on grassy leaves.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Northern Broken-Dash?

Meadows

¿Cómo caza Northern Broken-Dash?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Northern Broken-Dash?

6

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