Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

The Small Skipper is a tiny butterfly with orange-brown wings. It flits around fields and meadows, bringing joy with its playful movements and bright colors.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Small Skipper is a small, golden-orange butterfly with slightly hooked antennae tipped in black. Its forewings often show a dark brown streak, helping to distinguish it from similar species. This coloration provides good camouflage in sunny grasslands.

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Small Skipper

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Male Small Skippers have a dark scent mark to attract females.

The caterpillar hibernates as a tiny larva inside a silk tent in grass.

Their name comes from their unique, fast, skipping flight pattern!

They often rest with forewings at a different angle than hindwings.

Habilidades especiales

Small Skipper can fly with quick, darting movements because of their powerful flight muscles, helping them evade predators.

Small Skipper has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers.

Small Skipper can lay its tiny eggs safely inside grass sheaths, protecting them from hungry animals.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 27-34 mm
Tamaño: 15-20 mm
Esperanza de vida: 10-20 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on grass blades, while adults use their proboscis to drink nectar from flowers.

Alimentos principales

Thistle nectar
Ragwort nectar
Cock's-foot grass
Yorkshire Fog grass

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds often prey on adult butterflies.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adults feed on its nectar and help pollination.

eats

Cock's-foot

Dactylis glomerata

Its caterpillars feed on the grass leaves.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders can capture butterflies in their webs.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.