探検昆虫

Marine Blue

Leptotes marina

The Marine Blue is a small butterfly with beautiful blue wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places. This little insect is a joy to watch as it dances in the air!

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Marine Blue has iridescent blue-violet upper wings that shift color in sunlight, contrasting with silvery-white undersides featuring small black spots. It also has delicate, thin tails on its hindwings, making it distinct among small butterflies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeLeptotes
Marine Blue
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Marine 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

Some Marine Blue caterpillars have a special gland that offers sweet liquid to ants!

The adult butterflies love visiting sunny spots to warm up their blue wings before they fly.

The caterpillars often change color to perfectly match the flowers or pods they are eating.

These tiny butterflies are known to fly hundreds of kilometers, even across open ocean!

特殊能力

能力

Decoy Tail Defense

Marine Blue has tiny tails on its hindwings that can fool predators into attacking the wrong end, helping them escape.

能力

Shifting Sky Camo

Marine Blue's iridescent blue wings change color with light, helping them blend perfectly with the sky or stand out to mates.

能力

Speedy Life Cycle

Marine Blue can grow from egg to adult butterfly very quickly, allowing them to have many generations in one year.

サイズと詳細

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

食性と食事

Adults sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on leaves, flowers, or seeds of certain plants.

年齢による違い: Larvae eat plant parts; adults feed on flower nectar.

主な食物

  • flower nectar
  • legume leaves
  • legume flowers
  • legume seeds

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Nuttall's Milkvetch

Astragalus nuttallianus

Larvae feed on its leaves and flowers.

eats

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

A common predator of adult butterflies.

symbiotic with

Pale-footed Ant

Formica pallidefulva

Ants sometimes tend larvae for their sweet secretions.

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

Marine Blueの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Marine Blueのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Marine Blueの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Marine Blueの飛行速度は何ですか?

12 km/h

Marine Blueは何を食べますか?

Adults sip nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on leaves, flowers, or seeds of certain plants.

Marine Blueは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

Marine Blueはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Marine Blueの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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