探検昆虫

Tropical Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius oileus

The Tropical Checkered-Skipper is a small butterfly with beautiful checkered patterns on its wings. It flits around flowers, sipping sweet nectar and spreading joy wherever it goes!

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Tropical Checkered-Skipper is a small butterfly with a stout, dark body. Its wings are dark brown to black, covered with many square white spots that create a distinct checkered pattern, especially on the forewings. Some individuals also have a yellowish-orange spot on the hindwing underside.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraHesperiidaePyrgus
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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Tropical Checkered-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

Adult skippers use a special straw-like tongue, called a proboscis, to drink nectar!

Skippers are a mix of moths and butterflies, flying by day but with stout bodies!

Their caterpillars are often called 'leaf rollers' because they fold leaves to hide.

They can sometimes "bask" in the sun, spreading their wings to warm up quickly.

特殊能力

能力

Super Speed Burst

Tropical Checkered-Skipper can fly in a quick, erratic zigzag pattern because of its powerful wing muscles, helping them escape hungry predators!

能力

Nectar Navigator

Tropical Checkered-Skipper has a long proboscis that helps them reach sweet nectar deep inside tubular flowers, fueling their energetic flight.

能力

Pattern Camouflage

Tropical Checkered-Skipper has a checkered wing pattern that helps them blend into dappled sunlight and shade, making them harder for birds to spot.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-38 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
10-20 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adult skippers drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on mallow plant leaves.

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

主な食物

  • Nectar (adults)
  • Sida leaves (larvae)
  • Malvastrum leaves (larvae)
  • Malvaviscus leaves (larvae)

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

depends on

Common Wireweed

Sida acuta

Its caterpillars eat the leaves of this plant.

depends on

False Mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Young skippers feed on its leaves for growth.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Adult skippers are a food source for birds.

eaten by

Garden Orb Weaver

Argiope aurantia

Spiders often catch skippers in their webs.

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 creatures, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Tropical Checkered-Skipperの翼開長は何ですか?

25-38 mm

Tropical Checkered-Skipperのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Tropical Checkered-Skipperの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Tropical Checkered-Skipperの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

Tropical Checkered-Skipperは何を食べますか?

Adult skippers drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on mallow plant leaves.

Tropical Checkered-Skipperは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

Tropical Checkered-Skipperはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Tropical Checkered-Skipperの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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