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Lycaena tityrus
The Sooty Copper is a small butterfly with beautiful orange and black wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and can often be seen in sunny places during warm days.
Hábitat: Grasslands
The Sooty Copper is a small butterfly with dark, brownish-black upper wings that can appear almost sooty. Males have a subtle copper-orange sheen, while females display distinct orange spots near the outer edges. Its underside is pale, often with small black spots.
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Its caterpillars are masters of disguise, blending perfectly with their food plants!
Male Sooty Coppers 'dance' in the air to attract a mate, circling each other swiftly!
Sooty Copper caterpillars have a fuzzy, velvety appearance, quite different from their adult form!
These butterflies have tiny scales on their wings that give them their unique metallic sheen!
Sooty Copper can warm its body using sun-basking because it helps them become active and fly even on cooler days.
Sooty Copper has a long, coiled proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar deep within flowers, fueling their flights.
Sooty Copper can taste plants with its feet because it helps them find the perfect leaves for laying eggs.
Adults sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big!
Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars eat plant leaves, but adults drink sweet flower nectar using a straw-like proboscis.

Rumex acetosella
Larvae feed on the leaves of this plant.
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Parus major
Adult butterflies can be prey for small birds.
Microplitis mediator
Wasps lay eggs inside Sooty Copper caterpillars.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
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.
Relativo a especies que son significativamente más pequeñas que lo típico o promedio de su tipo.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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Butterflies are gentle and safe to watch, but don't try to catch them.
25-30 mm
10-18 mm
10-20 días
8 km/h
Adults sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big!
Grasslands
Foraging
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