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Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

The Summer Azure is a small, beautiful butterfly with lovely blue wings. It flutters around gardens and meadows, bringing joy to everyone who sees it!

生息地: Gardens

外見

The Summer Azure is a small, delicate butterfly primarily bright sky-blue on its upper wings, often appearing iridescent, especially in males. Its undersides are pale grayish-white and usually unmarked, which helps distinguish it from similar azure species. Females may have a dusting of dusky gray on their wing margins.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraLycaenidaeCyaniris
Summer Azure
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Summer Azure

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 Summer Azures get energy from drinking tree sap and mineral-rich puddles too, not only flowers!

Baby Summer Azures (caterpillars) sometimes get protection from ants in exchange for a sweet treat!

Its scientific name, 'neglecta', means 'neglected' because it was once mistaken for another butterfly!

Unlike many caterpillars, these munch on flower buds and young fruits, not just leaves!

特殊能力

能力

Quick-Change Caterpillar

Summer Azure caterpillars can change colors to perfectly match the flower buds they eat, helping them hide from hungry birds.

能力

Super Sipper

Summer Azures have a long, straw-like proboscis that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside many different flowers.

能力

Flitting Escape Artist

The Summer Azure can dart and weave erratically in flight, which makes it very difficult for predators to catch.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
22-32 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
7-14 日
飛行速度
8-15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on tender flower buds and young fruits.

年齢による違い: Yes, adults drink nectar from flowers, while caterpillars feed on the flower buds and young fruits of various plants.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Dogwood flower buds
  • Sumac flower buds
  • Viburnum berries

生態系とのつながり

depends on

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Larvae consume its flower buds and young fruits.

depends on

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

Caterpillars feed on its developing flower clusters.

pollinates

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Both visit flowering plants to gather nectar.

symbiotic with

Silky Ant

Formica subsericea

Guards larvae from predators for their sugary fluid.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Small insectivorous birds prey on adult butterflies.

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

Be gentle and quiet around butterflies so they don’t get scared.

よくある質問

Summer Azureの翼開長は何ですか?

22-32 mm

Summer Azureのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Summer Azureの寿命は何ですか?

7-14 日

Summer Azureの飛行速度は何ですか?

8-15 km/h

Summer Azureは何を食べますか?

Adults sip flower nectar; caterpillars munch on tender flower buds and young fruits.

Summer Azureは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens

Summer Azureの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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