探検昆虫

Greenish Blue

Icaricia saepiolus

The Greenish Blue is a small butterfly with beautiful greenish-blue wings. It flutters around flowers and is often seen in sunny places, bringing joy to everyone who spots it.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Greenish Blue male has brilliant, iridescent blue-green upper wings with narrow black edges. Females are duller blue or brown, sometimes with more extensive dark markings. Its underside is grayish-white with small black spots, each ringed with white, lacking any orange patches.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeIcaricia
Greenish Blue
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Greenish 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

During winter, its chrysalis hides perfectly, sometimes for months, until spring arrives.

Its caterpillars snack on tasty pea and clover plants, which are called legumes.

Male butterflies flash brilliant iridescent blue, while females are often duller with more brown.

Some Greenish Blues fly great distances seeking new fields of their favorite food plants!

特殊能力

能力

Iridescent Flash

Greenish Blue has special wing scales that reflect light in shimmering blue-green, helping them attract mates.

能力

Ant Protector Pact

Greenish Blue caterpillars secrete sweet honeydew, attracting ants that protect them from predators.

能力

Nectar Straw

Greenish Blue has a long, straw-like proboscis that helps them sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers.

能力

Camouflage Cloak

Greenish Blue's gray-spotted underwings allow it to blend into its surroundings when resting, hiding from predators.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
5-15 日
飛行速度
10-20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Caterpillars munch on plants, while adult butterflies enjoy sweet flower nectar.

年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) eat leaves of legume plants; adults drink flower nectar.

主な食物

  • clover leaves
  • lupine leaves
  • vetch leaves
  • flower nectar
  • honeydew

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

symbiotic with

Silky Ant

Formica fusca

Ants protect caterpillars in exchange for honeydew.

eats

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of this host plant.

eats

Bigleaf Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Larvae also consume leaves of this common plant.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Adult butterflies are a food source for various birds.

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Adults visit these flowers for nectar, spreading pollen.

特徴

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Be gentle and quiet when watching butterflies so you don't scare them away.

よくある質問

Greenish Blueの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Greenish Blueのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Greenish Blueの寿命は何ですか?

5-15 日

Greenish Blueの飛行速度は何ですか?

10-20 km/h

Greenish Blueは何を食べますか?

Caterpillars munch on plants, while adult butterflies enjoy sweet flower nectar.

Greenish Blueは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Greenish Blueはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Greenish Blueの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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