




Cacyreus marshalli
The Common Geranium-bronze is a small butterfly with beautiful brown and orange wings. It loves to flutter around gardens and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.
Habitat: Gardens and fields
The Common Geranium-bronze is a small, brownish-grey butterfly. Its hindwings often feature small, metallic bronze-green spots and delicate hair-like tails. This subtle iridescence helps distinguish it from other small brown butterflies.





Category
InsectsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Snaps
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Adults drink flower nectar, but their larvae are tiny plant wreckers!
Its caterpillars are expert tunnellers, boring hidden paths inside geranium stems!
This small butterfly is a master of invading new territories, rapidly expanding its range!
Unlike many butterflies, its favorite plants are often found in garden pots!
Common Geranium-bronze larvae can bore into geranium stems, protecting them from predators while they feed and grow hidden inside.
Common Geranium-bronze can complete its life cycle quickly, allowing multiple generations to emerge throughout a single warm season.
Common Geranium-bronze has drab undersides to its wings that help them blend into foliage, hiding from hungry birds.
Adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers, while their hungry larvae munch on geranium plants.
Age differences: Larvae feed on plant tissues by boring into stems and leaves, while adults consume nectar.
Pelargonium zonale
Larvae bore into stems and flower buds.
Erodium cicutarium
Caterpillars feed on the leaves and stems.
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Parus major
Great Tits prey on adult butterflies and caterpillars.
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Lantana camara
Adult butterflies sip nectar from this common garden shrub.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.
20-30 mm
10-15 mm
7-14 days
15 km/h
Adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers, while their hungry larvae munch on geranium plants.
Gardens and fields
Foraging
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