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Spotted Fritillary

Melitaea didyma

The Spotted Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black spots. It flutters around flowers and loves sunny places, making it a joyful sight in nature.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Spotted Fritillary has vibrant orange-brown wings adorned with numerous black spots and a distinct network of dark lines. Its hindwings often feature a paler, yellowish underside with a checkerboard pattern. This butterfly is visually differentiated by its striking pattern of black markings against a warm orange base, making it stand out from plainer brown butterflies.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenLepidopteraFamiliaNymphalidaeGéneroMelitaea
Spotted Fritillary
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Spotted Fritillary

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Common

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Datos interesantes

Adults can taste sweet nectar with special sensors located on their tiny feet!

Their caterpillars wear spiky coats, making them less tasty for hungry birds!

They unfold a long, straw-like tongue called a proboscis to drink flower nectar!

This butterfly is super important for pollinating many different types of wildflowers!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Sun Seeker

Spotted Fritillary has dark markings that help them absorb sunlight to warm up their bodies, allowing for faster flight.

Habilidad

Pattern Disguise

Spotted Fritillary can use its intricate wing patterns to blend into sun-dappled foliage, helping them hide from sharp-eyed predators.

Habilidad

Host Plant Navigator

Spotted Fritillary can locate specific host plants like plantains by smell, ensuring their caterpillars have the right food to grow.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
30-50 mm
Tamaño
15-25 mm
Esperanza de vida
10-25 días
Velocidad de vuelo
10-20 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adult butterflies enjoy sipping sweet flower nectar.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on specific host plant leaves, while adults exclusively drink nectar from flowers.

Alimentos principales

  • Plantago lanceolata
  • Centaurea scabiosa
  • Cirsium vulgare
  • Thymus serpyllum

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

pollinates

Greater Knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa

Adults drink its nectar, aiding pollination.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds are common predators of butterflies.

parasitizes

Fritillary Braconid Wasp

Cotesia melitaearum

Larvae can be parasitized by this tiny wasp.

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Spotted Fritillary?

30-50 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Spotted Fritillary?

15-25 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Spotted Fritillary?

10-25 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Spotted Fritillary?

10-20 km/h

¿Qué come Spotted Fritillary?

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adult butterflies enjoy sipping sweet flower nectar.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Spotted Fritillary?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Spotted Fritillary?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Spotted Fritillary?

6

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