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Eastern Tailed-Blue

Cupido comyntas

The Eastern Tailed-Blue is a small butterfly with beautiful blue wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in gardens and fields.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Eastern Tailed-Blue has iridescent blue upper wings in males, while females are duller blue or brownish-grey. Both sexes feature two small black spots and delicate, thread-like 'tails' near the hindwing margin, often edged with orange.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeElkalyce
Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Eastern Tailed-Blue

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

Male Eastern Tailed-Blues often 'puddle' together, drinking minerals from damp ground!

Some Eastern Tailed-Blue caterpillars secrete a sugary fluid that ants love to drink!

Their tiny, ridged eggs are often laid one by one on the tender young leaves of host plants.

These butterflies are 'generalists' and can thrive in many different habitats, even bustling cities!

特殊能力

能力

False Head Defense

Eastern Tailed-Blue has tiny 'tails' and eye-spots that mimic a head, making predators strike the wrong end, allowing for escape.

能力

Caterpillar Camouflage

Its caterpillars can be green or brown and have a bumpy texture, helping them perfectly blend with their host plants to hide.

能力

Nectar Slurper

The butterfly has a long, straw-like proboscis that helps it reach deep into flowers to slurp up sweet nectar.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-35 mm
サイズ
20-30 mm
寿命
10-20 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on legume leaves.

年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on plant leaves and flowers; adults feed on nectar from various flowering plants.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • white clover
  • red clover
  • alfalfa
  • vetch
  • peas

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Adults visit for nectar.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird predator.

depends on

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Larvae feed on leaves.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predator on flowers.

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

Butterflies are gentle and safe to watch. Be quiet and still to see them better!

よくある質問

Eastern Tailed-Blueの翼開長は何ですか?

25-35 mm

Eastern Tailed-Blueのサイズは何ですか?

20-30 mm

Eastern Tailed-Blueの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Eastern Tailed-Blueは何を食べますか?

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on legume leaves.

Eastern Tailed-Blueは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Eastern Tailed-Blueはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Eastern Tailed-Blueの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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