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Appalachian Brown

Lethe appalachia

The Appalachian Brown is a lovely butterfly with brown wings that have orange spots. They flutter around in sunny places and are often seen resting on flowers or leaves.

生息地: Forests

外見

The Appalachian Brown is a medium-sized butterfly with a dark, uniform brown upper surface on its wings. Its underside features distinctive, circular eyespots, often ringed in yellow or orange, set against a mottled brown background. This coloration provides excellent camouflage in its wetland environments.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaeLethe
Appalachian Brown
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Appalachian Brown

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Its caterpillars spend winter tucked away in sedge plants, waiting for spring to awaken!

The unique eyespots on its wings can fool predators into attacking the wrong spot, helping it escape!

Unlike many butterflies, adults prefer sipping tree sap or rotting fruit over flower nectar!

You'll often spot this butterfly fluttering low and erratically in sunlit patches of marshy wetlands!

特殊能力

能力

Fake Eyes

Appalachian Brown can flash prominent eyespots on its hindwings that help them startle or confuse predators into attacking a less vital part.

能力

Wetland Wanderer

Appalachian Brown has larvae that can feed on tough sedges and inhabit marshy areas, allowing them to thrive where other butterflies cannot.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
45-55 mm
サイズ
11-18 mm
寿命
10-20 日
飛行速度
12 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on sedge grasses.

年齢による違い: Larvae eat sedge leaves, while adults feed on tree sap, rotting fruit, and sometimes animal waste.

主な食物

  • tree sap
  • rotting fruit
  • animal droppings
  • sedge grasses

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Appalachian sedge

Carex striata

Larvae feed exclusively on its leaves.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A common bird predator of adult butterflies.

depends on

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Adults often feed on its fermenting sap.

eaten by

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Adults can become ensnared in its large webs.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always watch butterflies from a distance so you don't scare them away.

よくある質問

Appalachian Brownの翼開長は何ですか?

45-55 mm

Appalachian Brownのサイズは何ですか?

11-18 mm

Appalachian Brownの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Appalachian Brownの飛行速度は何ですか?

12 km/h

Appalachian Brownは何を食べますか?

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on sedge grasses.

Appalachian Brownは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Appalachian Brownはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Appalachian Brownの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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