探検昆虫

Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

The Question Mark butterfly is a colorful insect with a unique shape. It has orange and brown wings with a special mark that looks like a question mark on the underside.

生息地: Forests

外見

The Question Mark is a medium-sized butterfly with deeply jagged, irregular wing edges. Its upper wings are orange-brown with dark spots, while the undersides are dull brown, resembling dead leaves. A distinctive silver comma-shaped mark, sometimes broken, on the underside of its hindwing gives it its name.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaePolygonia
Question Mark
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Question Mark

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

Wow! Its ragged wing edges make it look exactly like a torn, brown leaf!

Wow! The tiny silver symbol on its underwing really looks like a question mark!

Wow! They love to drink juice from mushy, rotting fruit!

Wow! This butterfly can hibernate through winter as a grown-up!

特殊能力

能力

Leaf Mimicry

Question Mark has jagged wings and dull undersides that help them blend perfectly with dead leaves or tree bark.

能力

Winter Hibernation

Question Mark can survive cold winters by hibernating as an adult, allowing them to emerge early in spring.

能力

Opportunistic Feeder

Question Mark can sip tree sap and rotting fruit, providing them with essential sugars when nectar is scarce.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
45-76 mm
サイズ
20-30 mm
寿命
30-240 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

年齢による違い: Caterpillars eat leaves of host plants, while adults primarily feed on tree sap and rotting fruit.

主な食物

  • Tree sap
  • Rotting fruit
  • Flower nectar
  • Elm leaves
  • Hackberry leaves
  • Nettle leaves

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Caterpillars feed on its leaves as a primary host.

eats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Another important host plant for its caterpillars.

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Caterpillars also consume its foliage.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird that preys on adult butterflies.

特徴

別名

Question Mark Butterfly

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Butterflies are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Question Markの翼開長は何ですか?

45-76 mm

Question Markのサイズは何ですか?

20-30 mm

Question Markの寿命は何ですか?

30-240 日

Question Markの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Question Markは何を食べますか?

Adults sip tree sap and rotting fruit, while caterpillars munch on plant leaves.

Question Markは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Question Markはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Question Markの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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