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The Rice Paper Butterfly is a beautiful insect with delicate, white wings and black markings. They love to flutter around flowers and are often seen in warm, sunny places.
生息地: Tropical forests
The Rice Paper Butterfly has large, translucent, creamy white wings adorned with bold black markings that resemble ink blots or a stained-glass window. Its long, slender dark body offers a stark contrast to its delicate, almost see-through wings, making it visually distinct from most other butterflies.





カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Despite their delicate look, Rice Paper Butterflies are actually quite tough and hardy!
Many butterfly houses around the world keep these beauties for visitors to admire up close!
Their caterpillars munch on poisonous plants, but it makes *them* poisonous, too!
These butterflies are slow fliers, making them look like floating pieces of paper!
Rice Paper Butterfly can be poisonous to predators because they absorb toxins from their host plants, signaling danger with their striking appearance.
Rice Paper Butterfly has translucent wings that help them blend with the dappled light of the forest, making them harder for predators to spot.
Rice Paper Butterfly has large, broad wings that help them glide effortlessly through the air, conserving energy as they float between flowers.
Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on specific poisonous leaves.
年齢による違い: Caterpillars eat toxic leaves from specific host plants, but adults only drink nectar from flowers.
Pycnonotus jocosus
Though toxic, some birds may still attempt to prey on them.
Parsonsia laevigata
Caterpillars feed exclusively on the leaves of this poisonous plant.
Tylophora hirsuta
Another host plant whose leaves provide food and toxins for larvae.
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Butterflies are gentle creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.
120-140 mm
25-30 mm
7-14 日
Adults sip sweet nectar from flowers, while caterpillars munch on specific poisonous leaves.
Tropical forests
Foraging
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