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Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Heraclides cresphontes

The Eastern Giant Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly with large yellow and black wings. It flutters gracefully in gardens and fields, making it a delightful sight for everyone!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Eastern Giant Swallowtail is a large black butterfly with bright yellow spots arranged in diagonal bands across its wings. Its hindwings have striking blue spots near the tails and distinct orange eye-spots. This pattern makes it visually distinct from smaller, less vibrantly marked swallowtails.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraPapilionidaePapilio
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail

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

Adult butterflies can taste with their feet to find the best flowers for nectar!

Giant Swallowtails can migrate short distances, sometimes flying hundreds of miles!

Its caterpillars love to eat citrus leaves, making them garden pests!

Male swallowtails patrol high in trees looking for mates before swooping down!

特殊能力

能力

Disguise Master

Eastern Giant Swallowtail caterpillars can mimic bird droppings because of their mottled brown, white, and black coloration that helps them avoid predators.

能力

Stinky Defender

Eastern Giant Swallowtail caterpillars have an osmeterium, a retractable orange Y-shaped gland, that helps them spray a foul-smelling chemical to deter attackers.

能力

Master Nectar Sipper

The Eastern Giant Swallowtail has a long proboscis, a straw-like tongue, that helps them reach deep nectar in flowers for energy.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
100-160 mm
サイズ
30-40 mm
寿命
10-20 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet nectar from flowers for energy!

年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on host plant leaves, while adults exclusively drink flower nectar.

主な食物

  • Citrus leaves
  • Prickly Ash leaves
  • Hop Tree leaves
  • Lantana nectar
  • Milkweed nectar
  • Thistle nectar

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins prey on both caterpillars and adult butterflies.

depends on

Orange Tree

Citrus sinensis

Caterpillars eat the leaves of this tree for food and shelter.

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Adult butterflies visit flowers for nectar, aiding in pollination.

eaten by

Paper Wasp

Polistes metricus

Wasps hunt and feed swallowtail caterpillars to their young.

特徴

別名

Giant Swallowtail

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

It's best to watch butterflies from a distance so they don't get scared.

よくある質問

Eastern Giant Swallowtailの翼開長は何ですか?

100-160 mm

Eastern Giant Swallowtailのサイズは何ですか?

30-40 mm

Eastern Giant Swallowtailの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Eastern Giant Swallowtailの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

Eastern Giant Swallowtailは何を食べますか?

Caterpillars munch on leaves, while adults sip sweet nectar from flowers for energy!

Eastern Giant Swallowtailは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Eastern Giant Swallowtailはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Eastern Giant Swallowtailの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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