Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides podalirius

The Scarce Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly with long tails on its wings. It flutters gracefully in gardens and fields, showing off its yellow and black colors.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Scarce Swallowtail is a striking butterfly with creamy white or pale yellow wings marked by bold black zebra-like stripes. Its hindwings feature distinctive long, slender 'tails' and often sport blue and red eye-spots near the bottom edge. These features help it stand out from other pale butterflies.

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Scarce Swallowtail

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Despite its name, it's widespread across Europe, just picky about its home!

In warm places, it can have two or three new generations each year!

Its caterpillar looks like a green slug before it transforms into a butterfly!

Its chrysalis can be green or brown, perfectly hiding itself on branches!

Habilidades especiales

Scarce Swallowtail has strong, agile wings that help them quickly dart away from predators.

Scarce Swallowtail has a long, coiled proboscis to reach deep nectar from various flowers.

Female Scarce Swallowtails can sniff out specific fruit trees to lay their eggs on, ensuring their caterpillars have food.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 60-80 mm
Tamaño: 40-60 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-25 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 15 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adult butterflies sip flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves.

Diferencias por edad: As a caterpillar, it eats leaves; as an adult, it drinks nectar.

Alimentos principales

Nectar
Blackthorn leaves
Hawthorn leaves
Peach leaves
Almond leaves

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

eats

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Larvae eat the leaves.

pollinates

Peach Tree

Prunus persica

Adults visit flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Birds may prey on adults.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

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.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

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.