Silvery Blue
探検昆虫
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
The Silvery Blue is a small, beautiful butterfly with shiny blue wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places during spring and summer.
生息地: Meadows
外見
The Silvery Blue has iridescent violet-blue upper wings in males, while females are duller brown with a touch of blue near their body. Their undersides are a pale silvery-blue to gray with a row of small, dark spots, often with a hint of green, making them visually distinct.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Lycaenidae属Glaucopsyche
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
Adult Silvery Blues use their long, straw-like tongues to sip sweet nectar from many different flowers.
After hatching, their caterpillars munch on leaves from peas, beans, and clover plants!
Only male Silvery Blues have bright, iridescent blue upper wings; females are mostly brownish!
Silvery Blue caterpillars are slug-shaped and often hide inside flowers or seed pods!
特殊能力
能力
Ant Bodyguards
Silvery Blue caterpillars can produce sweet honeydew that attracts and rewards ants, making the ants protect them from predators.
能力
Leafy Disguise
The Silvery Blue caterpillar has a green, camouflaged body that helps it blend perfectly with its host plants, hiding from hungry birds.
能力
Shimmering Signals
Male Silvery Blues have tiny wing scales that scatter light, creating their dazzling iridescent blue color to attract mates.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 20-32 mm
- サイズ
- 10-15 mm
- 寿命
- 10-20 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Tiny caterpillars eat plants, while adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers.
年齢による違い: Larvae (caterpillars) eat plant leaves, while adults only consume flower nectar.
主な食物
- Nectar (adults)
- Clover leaves (larvae)
- Lupine leaves (larvae)
- Vetch leaves (larvae)
- Pea plants (larvae)
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
symbiotic with
Dusky Ant
Formica fusca
Ants protect caterpillars in exchange for sweet honeydew.
depends on
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Caterpillars feed on its leaves and flowers; adults drink nectar.
depends on
Bigleaf Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
A key host plant for Silvery Blue caterpillars to eat.
eaten by
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Robins are generalist insectivores that may prey on adults.
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
Butterflies are gentle and safe to watch, but don't touch them too much.
よくある質問
Silvery Blueの翼開長は何ですか？
20-32 mm
Silvery Blueのサイズは何ですか？
10-15 mm
Silvery Blueの寿命は何ですか？
10-20 日
Silvery Blueは何を食べますか？
Tiny caterpillars eat plants, while adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers.
Silvery Blueは通常どこに生息していますか？
Meadows
Silvery Blueはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Silvery Blueの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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