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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
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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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Trifolium pratense
Adults help move pollen between these vibrant flowers.
Panicum virgatum
Caterpillars exclusively feed on the leaves of this native grass.
Cyanocitta cristata
These birds sometimes prey on adult skippers, especially in open areas.
Apanteles congregatus
Tiny wasps lay eggs on caterpillars, eventually consuming them.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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25-35 mm
10-15 mm
7-14 días
20 km/h
Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on grassy leaves.
Meadows
Foraging
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