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Lyside Sulphur

Kricogonia lyside

The Lyside Sulphur is a bright yellow butterfly with beautiful orange spots. It flutters around gardens and fields, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

生息地: Open fields

外見

The Lyside Sulphur is a medium-small butterfly, typically pale yellow or white with plain wings. Males are often a brighter yellow, while females can be white or pale yellow. Its uniform coloration, lacking strong patterns, makes it visually distinct from many other patterned sulphur butterflies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraPieridaeKricogonia
Lyside Sulphur
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Lyside Sulphur

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

Males are often much brighter yellow than the females!

Some Lyside Sulphurs fly thousands of miles to warmer places!

Their caterpillars only eat leaves from special desert plants!

This butterfly can have multiple generations born in just one year!

特殊能力

能力

Rapid Migration

Lyside Sulphur can fly long distances because it conserves energy efficiently, helping them find warmer climates and abundant food.

能力

Desert Camouflage

Lyside Sulphur has pale yellow or white wings that help it blend seamlessly with light-colored desert flowers and dry vegetation.

能力

Speedy Evasion

Lyside Sulphur can dart quickly and erratically through the air, making it very difficult for predators to catch them.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
38-60 mm
サイズ
19-30 mm
寿命
7-21 日
飛行速度
10 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on the leaves of specific desert plants.

年齢による違い: Larvae eat specific host plant leaves, adults drink flower nectar.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Guaiacum officinale leaves
  • Porlieria angustifolia leaves
  • Koeberlinia spinosa leaves

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

depends on

Lignum Vitae

Guaiacum officinale

Caterpillars exclusively feed on its leaves.

pollinates

Common Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Adults collect nectar and help spread pollen.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

A quick meal for various insect-eating birds.

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, but it's best to watch them from a distance so they feel safe.

よくある質問

Lyside Sulphurの翼開長は何ですか?

38-60 mm

Lyside Sulphurのサイズは何ですか?

19-30 mm

Lyside Sulphurの寿命は何ですか?

7-21 日

Lyside Sulphurの飛行速度は何ですか?

10 km/h

Lyside Sulphurは何を食べますか?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on the leaves of specific desert plants.

Lyside Sulphurは通常どこに生息していますか?

Open fields

Lyside Sulphurはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Lyside Sulphurの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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