探検昆虫

Field Crescent

Phyciodes pulchella

The Field Crescent is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around in sunny fields and gardens, bringing joy to everyone who sees it.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Field Crescent is a small to medium butterfly with vibrant orange wings bordered and patterned with black lines and spots. Its underside is mottled with oranges, browns, and creams, often featuring a distinct white crescent mark on the hindwing. This pattern helps it blend into bark and dried leaves.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaePhyciodes
Field Crescent
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Field Crescent

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

Did you know its caterpillars are spiky to ward off hungry birds? Wow!

Some Field Crescents fly hundreds of miles to new homes during their lives! Wow!

These butterflies are called 'brush-footed' for tiny hair brushes on their front legs! Wow!

They taste with their feet to find the perfect plants for laying their eggs! Wow!

特殊能力

能力

Patterned Camouflage

Field Crescent has intricate wing patterns that help them blend into their surroundings when resting on plants or bark.

能力

Nectar Siphon

Field Crescent can unfurl a long, straw-like proboscis to sip sweet nectar deep from various flowers with ease.

能力

Rapid Lifecycle

Field Crescent can develop quickly from egg to adult, allowing for multiple generations within a single warm season.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-40 mm
サイズ
15-20 mm
寿命
7-21 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

This butterfly sips nectar from flowers for energy, while its caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) eat plant leaves, while adults drink nectar from flowers.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • Asteraceae leaves
  • aster flowers
  • goldenrod flowers
  • thistle flowers

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Larvae feed on its leaves

pollinates

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Adults visit for nectar

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Birds prey on adults

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 and don't try to catch them.

よくある質問

Field Crescentの翼開長は何ですか?

25-40 mm

Field Crescentのサイズは何ですか?

15-20 mm

Field Crescentの寿命は何ですか?

7-21 日

Field Crescentの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Field Crescentは何を食べますか?

This butterfly sips nectar from flowers for energy, while its caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Field Crescentは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Field Crescentはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Field Crescentの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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