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Meadow Fritillary

Boloria bellona

The Meadow Fritillary is a beautiful butterfly with orange and black patterns on its wings. It loves to flutter around meadows and fields, bringing color to nature.

生息地: Meadows and grasslands

外見

The Meadow Fritillary has vibrant orange upperwings with intricate dark markings. Its underside hindwings are distinctively patterned with greenish-yellow, brown, and pearly-white spots, making it easy to identify from similar butterflies. These pearly spots often look like drops of dew.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaeClossiana
Meadow Fritillary
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Meadow Fritillary

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

It sips nectar using a long, straw-like tongue called a proboscis!

Meadow Fritillary caterpillars only eat violet leaves, making them very picky eaters!

Some Meadow Fritillaries can have two generations of butterflies in one summer!

Their wings have tiny scales that give them their beautiful colors, like dust!

特殊能力

能力

Camouflage Cloak

Meadow Fritillary has intricate wing patterns that help them blend seamlessly into flowery meadows, hiding from hungry birds.

能力

Nectar Detector

Meadow Fritillary can taste with its feet, helping them find the sweetest flowers for delicious nectar because of special sensors.

能力

Violet Nursery

Meadow Fritillary can identify specific violet plants to lay eggs on, ensuring their caterpillars have the perfect food source.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
35-50 mm
サイズ
15-20 mm
寿命
14-28 日
飛行速度
10-20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their young caterpillars munch on violet leaves!

年齢による違い: Larvae eat specific violet plant leaves, while adults solely drink nectar from various wildflowers.

主な食物

  • violet leaves (larvae)
  • thistle nectar
  • milkweed nectar
  • dandelion nectar

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

depends on

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Its leaves are the only food source for Meadow Fritillary caterpillars.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

This common bird preys on Meadow Fritillary adults and larvae.

pollinates

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Adult Meadow Fritillaries visit these flowers for nectar, helping spread pollen.

eaten by

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Meadow Fritillaries can get caught in their webs and become food.

特徴

別名

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Butterflies are safe to watch but be gentle and don't touch them.

よくある質問

Meadow Fritillaryの翼開長は何ですか?

35-50 mm

Meadow Fritillaryのサイズは何ですか?

15-20 mm

Meadow Fritillaryの寿命は何ですか?

14-28 日

Meadow Fritillaryの飛行速度は何ですか?

10-20 km/h

Meadow Fritillaryは何を食べますか?

Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while their young caterpillars munch on violet leaves!

Meadow Fritillaryは通常どこに生息していますか?

Meadows and grasslands

Meadow Fritillaryはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Meadow Fritillaryの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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