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Tawny Crescent

Phyciodes batesii

The Tawny Crescent is a beautiful butterfly with orange and brown wings. It loves to flutter around flowers and is often seen in sunny places during warm days.

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Tawny Crescent is a small butterfly with a wingspan of about an inch. Its upper wings are a vibrant tawny orange, heavily marked with black lines and small, dark spots. A distinctive row of pale crescent shapes can be seen along the hindwing margins, setting it apart.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaePhyciodes
Tawny Crescent
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Tawny Crescent

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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Adult Tawny Crescents love sunshine and are most active on warm, bright days!

Baby Tawny Crescents munch on aster leaves, growing strong before becoming butterflies!

The 'crescent' in their name comes from pale moon shapes on their hindwings!

They spend the winter as caterpillars, tucked away until spring arrives!

特殊能力

能力

Master of Disguise

Tawny Crescents have tawny orange and black wing patterns that help them blend into flowery meadows, making it harder for predators to spot them.

能力

Nectar Sipper

Tawny Crescents possess a long, straw-like proboscis that allows them to reach deep inside flowers to drink sugary nectar for energy.

能力

Caterpillar Camouflage

Their caterpillars are often cryptically colored, allowing them to hide on their host plants and avoid hungry birds.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-35 mm
サイズ
12-18 mm
寿命
14-21 日
飛行速度
12 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip sweet flower nectar for energy; caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big!

年齢による違い: Caterpillars eat plant leaves; adult butterflies drink flower nectar.

主な食物

  • flower nectar
  • aster leaves
  • goldenrod leaves
  • sunflower leaves

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Blue jays prey on butterflies and their caterpillars.

pollinates

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Adults transfer pollen as they sip nectar from aster flowers.

hunts

Ringed Paper Wasp

Polistes annularis

Wasps can capture and feed butterflies or their larvae.

depends on

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Caterpillars feed on the leaves of this common plant for growth.

特徴

別名

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Be gentle and watch butterflies from a distance so they don't get scared.

よくある質問

Tawny Crescentの翼開長は何ですか?

25-35 mm

Tawny Crescentのサイズは何ですか?

12-18 mm

Tawny Crescentの寿命は何ですか?

14-21 日

Tawny Crescentの飛行速度は何ですか?

12 km/h

Tawny Crescentは何を食べますか?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar for energy; caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big!

Tawny Crescentは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Tawny Crescentはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Tawny Crescentの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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