Ordinary and unusual butterfly-urticaria
With butterflies, as a rule, they connect something verypleasant. It is not for nothing that there is a sign in the East that if she flies into the house, happiness will certainly visit him. This motley scrap signals that heat has come, joyous days are coming, and the insect itself is so beautiful that, of course, in all cultures it can only symbolize bright images.
One of the most common and often found in our winged beauties is
a butterfly-urticaria.
It has been appearing since April, whensnow comes down and the first shoots make their way and, being daylight, flutters where the nettle is most, because its caterpillars feed only on the named burning plant.
Butterfly-urticaria has a rather smallsize, wingspan up to 5 cm and a noticeable color - brick red with large black and yellow spots along the outer edge of the front wings. And the rear borders a dark border with blue dots in the form of a crescent moon. The base of the wings is black, and the back side is brownish-brown. This, by the way, provides hives for perfect camouflage during wintering in hollows, in attics and in sheds. Beautiful photos of butterflies you can see right here.
In general, this species can be found onA large territory: from Europe to East Asia. The butterfly-nettle decorates its gardens, edges and any flowering territories, feeding on nectar and spreading pollen. It is met even in the mountains at an altitude of 3000 m. On stinging nettle, females lay eggs, turning it into a kind of "Christmas tree" adorned with tiny golden balls. This occurs up to three times during the summer. From this plant our butterfly got its name.
Caterpillars are painted in a dark, almost black color withlight yellow double strips on both sides, have spines. They live, as a rule, in groups. During the development of the caterpillar several times molt, becoming more and more in size.
To turn, they hang upside down,fixed with the help of its glue. In place of the caterpillar, a rather angular pupa forms, within which, for three weeks, a miracle occurs - a hymenoptera is born there. When the cocoon bursts, the hiding creature appears in the light with small wings growing and straightening right before our eyes. Only they become suitable for flight, the insect soars up.
If you look closely at the behavior of our butterfly, thenyou can find that it accurately predicts rain. Hives for two hours before the change of weather begins to hide in the shelter, hanging somewhere under the sheet upside down, and sometimes even flying into the house.
By the way, only fertilized female hives survive, and male individuals die with the onset of cold weather.
The French call hives a butterfly-turtle,and the Germans are chanterelles. But no matter how they call it, it's hard not to agree that these are beautiful butterflies. A photo of some of them we provided to your attention in the article.
