




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
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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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.
Southern Heath Fritillary can sip nectar from deep flowers using its long, straw-like proboscis, which helps them collect energy.
The caterpillars can blend seamlessly with their food plants, having dark, spiky bodies that help them avoid hungry predators.
This butterfly can fly with quick, darting movements, allowing them to rapidly evade birds and other airborne threats.
Adults drink nectar; caterpillars munch on leaves.
Diferencias por edad: Caterpillars eat plant leaves, while adults feed solely on flower nectar.
Viola hirta
Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

Cirsium arvense
Adults drink nectar from its flowers.
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Parus major
Birds can prey on adult butterflies.
Araneus diadematus
Spiders often trap butterflies in webs.
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.
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.
Describe organismos que transfieren polen, permitiendo la fertilización y reproducción de las plantas.
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30-40 mm
15-20 mm
7-14 días
12 km/h
Adults drink nectar; caterpillars munch on leaves.
Grasslands
Foraging
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