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Silvery Checkerspot

Chlosyne nycteis

The Silvery Checkerspot is a beautiful butterfly with bright orange and black patterns. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places during warm months.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Silvery Checkerspot has forewings and hindwings adorned with a rich orange-brown and black checkered pattern. Its most distinctive feature is a prominent silvery-white patch on the underside of its hindwing, setting it apart from other checkerspot butterflies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaeChlosyne
Silvery Checkerspot
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Silvery Checkerspot

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 butterflies love to bask in warm sunny spots.

Its caterpillars wear spiky black coats for protection.

The silvery spot on its wing is like a secret shiny badge!

They taste with their feet to find the best flowers!

特殊能力

能力

Patterned Camouflage

Silvery Checkerspot has checkered wings that help it blend into flowery meadows and sunny clearings, making it hard for predators to spot.

能力

Nectar Collector

Silvery Checkerspot has a long proboscis, like a straw, allowing it to sip sweet nectar from deep inside flowers to gain energy.

能力

Host Plant Navigator

Female Silvery Checkerspots can expertly find specific plants, like sunflowers, for their caterpillars to munch on and grow.

サイズと詳細

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

食性と食事

Adults sip nectar from wildflowers; caterpillars munch on leaves like sunflowers and asters.

年齢による違い: Larvae eat plant leaves, while adults only drink flower nectar.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Sunflower leaves
  • Aster leaves
  • Coneflower leaves

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

collects nectar and helps these plants reproduce.

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

a quick bird that can snatch butterflies mid-flight.

depends on

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

its caterpillars need sunflower leaves to grow big and strong.

eaten by

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

a small lizard that preys on insects like butterflies.

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

Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

よくある質問

Silvery Checkerspotの翼開長は何ですか?

35-50 mm

Silvery Checkerspotのサイズは何ですか?

10-20 mm

Silvery Checkerspotの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Silvery Checkerspotの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Silvery Checkerspotは何を食べますか?

Adults sip nectar from wildflowers; caterpillars munch on leaves like sunflowers and asters.

Silvery Checkerspotは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Silvery Checkerspotはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Silvery Checkerspotの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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