




Cupido amyntula
The Western Tailed-Blue is a small butterfly with beautiful blue wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places during warm days.
Hábitat: Grasslands
The Western Tailed-Blue is a small butterfly, with males displaying iridescent blue upperwings, while females are more grayish-blue. Both sexes feature tiny, delicate 'tails' on their hindwings, alongside small black spots on their otherwise pale gray undersides.





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It helps wildflowers grow by spreading pollen as it sips nectar.
Its caterpillar shares sweet 'honeydew' with ants who then guard it!
Many male butterflies gather at muddy puddles to sip vital salts.
This butterfly can spend the whole winter safely hidden as a pupa!
Western Tailed-Blue has tiny wing tails that wiggle, making predators target the wrong end, allowing the butterfly to escape.
Its caterpillars have special glands that secrete a sugary liquid, attracting ants who then protect them from other predators.
The pale, patterned underside of its wings helps the Western Tailed-Blue blend perfectly with bark or dry leaves when resting.
Adults sip flower nectar for energy, while caterpillars munch on the leaves of pea plants.
Diferencias por edad: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on plant leaves and buds; adults feed solely on flower nectar.

Lupinus arcticus
Larvae munch on its leaves and flower buds.
Formica fusca
Ants protect its caterpillars in exchange for sugary honeydew.

Trifolium pratense
Sips nectar, carrying pollen between flowers.
Misumena vatia
Can ambush butterflies resting on flowers.
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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20-30 mm
10-15 mm
30-270 días
Adults sip flower nectar for energy, while caterpillars munch on the leaves of pea plants.
Grasslands
Foraging
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