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Southern Heath Fritillary

Melitaea celadussa

The Southern Heath Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and can often be seen in sunny meadows during spring and summer.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Southern Heath Fritillary is a medium-sized butterfly with vibrant orange-brown wings featuring a distinctive checkerboard pattern of dark brown spots and lines. Its hindwings often show a paler band with crescent-shaped markings along the edge. The underside is similarly patterned but typically lighter, aiding in identification.

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Southern Heath Fritillary
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Southern Heath Fritillary

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Adult Southern Heath Fritillaries live for just a few weeks, but their journey starts months before!

Caterpillars of this butterfly grow by shedding their skin several times!

Its wings are covered in tiny, overlapping scales, creating their beautiful colors!

They can only taste with their feet, using special sensors to find food plants.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Nectar Sucker

Southern Heath Fritillary can sip nectar from deep flowers using its long, straw-like proboscis, which helps them collect energy.

Habilidad

Master of Disguise

The caterpillars can blend seamlessly with their food plants, having dark, spiky bodies that help them avoid hungry predators.

Habilidad

Rapid Escape Artist

This butterfly can fly with quick, darting movements, allowing them to rapidly evade birds and other airborne threats.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
30-40 mm
Tamaño
15-20 mm
Esperanza de vida
7-14 días
Velocidad de vuelo
12 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults drink nectar; caterpillars munch on leaves.

Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars eat plant leaves, while adults feed solely on flower nectar.

Alimentos principales

  • Flower nectar
  • Plantain leaves
  • Violet leaves

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Hairy Violet

Viola hirta

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adults drink nectar from its flowers.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds can prey on adult butterflies.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders often trap butterflies in webs.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Southern Heath Fritillary?

30-40 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Southern Heath Fritillary?

15-20 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Southern Heath Fritillary?

7-14 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Southern Heath Fritillary?

12 km/h

¿Qué come Southern Heath Fritillary?

Adults drink nectar; caterpillars munch on leaves.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Southern Heath Fritillary?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Southern Heath Fritillary?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Southern Heath Fritillary?

6

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