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Salt Marsh Skipper

Panoquina panoquin

The Salt Marsh Skipper is a small butterfly that loves to flutter around in wet, grassy areas. Its wings are brown with orange spots, making it look like a tiny piece of nature's art!

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Salt Marsh Skipper is a small, stout-bodied butterfly with a swift, darting flight. It typically has dull brown wings, often with faint orange or yellowish patches and small, translucent spots. Its antennae have a distinctive hooked tip, setting it apart from many other butterflies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraHesperiidaePanoquina
Salt Marsh Skipper
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Salt Marsh Skipper

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

Even though they're called skippers, they are actually a type of butterfly, just with a thicker body!

Salt Marsh Skippers have special hooked antennae, unlike most butterflies, which have straight ones!

Their caterpillars are amazing engineers, rolling up grass blades to create a safe home and eating spot!

Their name comes from their super-fast, zig-zag flight, like skipping a stone across water!

特殊能力

能力

Marsh Camouflage

Salt Marsh Skippers have drab brown wings that help them blend perfectly with dried marsh grasses, keeping them hidden.

能力

Lightning Zig-Zag

Salt Marsh Skippers can fly in quick, unpredictable zig-zag patterns, making it very hard for predators to catch them.

能力

Grass Blade Shelter

Caterpillars of the Salt Marsh Skipper can roll up grass blades to create a safe, camouflaged home for themselves.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-35 mm
サイズ
15-20 mm
寿命
10-20 日
飛行速度
8 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults drink flower nectar for energy; caterpillars munch on specific marsh grasses.

年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) eat grass leaves, while adults exclusively feed on flower nectar.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
  • salt marsh hay (Spartina patens)
  • sea oxeye daisy (Borrichia frutescens)

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Smooth Cordgrass

Spartina alterniflora

Its caterpillars munch on cordgrass leaves, their primary food source.

depends on

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Adult skippers drink nectar from this and other marsh flowers for energy.

eaten by

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

These common marsh birds often prey on adult skippers and their larvae.

特徴

別名

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

It's best to watch butterflies from a distance so you don't scare them away.

よくある質問

Salt Marsh Skipperの翼開長は何ですか?

25-35 mm

Salt Marsh Skipperのサイズは何ですか?

15-20 mm

Salt Marsh Skipperの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Salt Marsh Skipperの飛行速度は何ですか?

8 km/h

Salt Marsh Skipperは何を食べますか?

Adults drink flower nectar for energy; caterpillars munch on specific marsh grasses.

Salt Marsh Skipperは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

Salt Marsh Skipperはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Salt Marsh Skipperの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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