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Cecropterus pylades
The Northern Cloudywing is a small butterfly with beautiful brown wings that have light spots. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny areas during the warm months.
Hábitat: Grasslands
The Northern Cloudywing is a small, dark brown butterfly with a stout body and a moth-like appearance. Its forewings feature small, almost clear, glassy spots, and its wings have fringed edges. This gives it a distinct look different from typical brightly colored butterflies.
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Adults are important pollinators, visiting a wide variety of colorful wildflowers for nectar.
Despite looking like a moth, the Northern Cloudywing is a butterfly because it flies during the day!
Its scientific name, Cecropterus pylades, honors a Greek mythological hero, Pylades!
Unlike many butterflies, its antennae have a tiny hook at the very end, like a fishing pole!
Northern Cloudywing can fly with incredibly fast, darting movements because of its powerful wing muscles that help it evade predators.
Northern Cloudywing has a mottled dark brown coloration that helps it blend perfectly with tree bark and dried leaves, making it hard to spot.
Northern Cloudywing caterpillars can cleverly roll leaves together using silk because this creates a secure, hidden shelter for them.
Adults sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves.
Diferencias por edad: Larvae consume host plant leaves, while adult butterflies feed on flower nectar.
Cyanocitta cristata
Blue Jays prey on adult butterflies and caterpillars.

Trifolium pratense
Adults feed on and pollinate the flowers of red clover.

Robinia pseudoacacia
Caterpillars feed on the leaves of black locust trees.

Medicago sativa
Caterpillars also consume the foliage of alfalfa plants.
Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.
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.
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
15-20 mm
10-20 días
15 km/h
Adults sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves.
Grasslands
Foraging
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