探検昆虫

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

The Fiery Skipper is a small butterfly with bright orange and brown wings. They love to flutter around flowers and are often seen in sunny places during warm months.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Fiery Skipper is a small butterfly with a robust body and distinctly triangular wings. Males have bright orange-yellow forewings with scattered black spots, while females are duller, often brownish-orange with darker markings. They are visually different from true butterflies by their hooked antennae and thicker bodies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraHesperiidaeHylephila
Fiery Skipper
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Fiery Skipper

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

Even though tiny, these skippers can migrate surprisingly long distances each year!

Fiery Skippers get their name from their amazing "skipping" flight pattern, not smooth flying!

Their caterpillars are sometimes called "lawn worms" because they munch on grass!

Unlike most butterflies, skippers have antennae with little hooks at the very end.

特殊能力

能力

Turbo Flight

Fiery Skippers can dart quickly and erratically through the air because of their powerful wing muscles that helps them evade predators.

能力

Sweet Sip Straw

Fiery Skippers have a long, coiled proboscis that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers.

能力

Leafy Hideout Builder

Fiery Skipper caterpillars can roll and tie leaves together that helps them create a safe, camouflaged shelter from hungry birds.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-35 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
10-14 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adult Fiery Skippers sip flower nectar, while their hungry caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

年齢による違い: Larvae eat grasses, adults sip nectar.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • Bermudagrass
  • St. Augustinegrass
  • crabgrass

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Larvae feed on its leaves.

eats

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Larvae sometimes feed on it.

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Adults visit its flowers.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds prey on larvae and adults.

特徴

別名

Fiery Skipper Butterfly

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. Don't try to catch them; just enjoy their beauty!

よくある質問

Fiery Skipperの翼開長は何ですか?

25-35 mm

Fiery Skipperのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Fiery Skipperの寿命は何ですか?

10-14 日

Fiery Skipperの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Fiery Skipperは何を食べますか?

Adult Fiery Skippers sip flower nectar, while their hungry caterpillars munch on various types of grass.

Fiery Skipperは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Fiery Skipperはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Fiery Skipperの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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