{"id":323,"date":"2021-04-21T05:33:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T05:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosecanyongarden.wordpress.com\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:35:42","slug":"lorquins-admiral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/lorquins-admiral\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorquin&#8217;s Admiral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lorquins-Admiral-on-willow-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-751\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-7 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun Facts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>* Their wingspan can be as small as 2 inches wide. On the other hand, Monarch butterflies have a wingspan of up to 4 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* They have brown-black wings, with a row of white spots across it. The forewings have orange tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist, who made important discoveries on the natural history of the terrain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p>This butterfly is perched on a willow tree. It may be a male waiting for a female, or a female laying eggs on the leaf tips. Willow is a \u201chost plant\u201d for this butterfly: when the eggs hatch, the caterpillars use their strong jaws to munch on the leaves. They grow fast for 2-3 weeks, then each forms a chrysalis, and emerges as a butterfly. The butterfly can eat only by sipping liquids. It unrolls its proboscis and uses it like a straw to suck nectar from flowers and water from mud puddles, since the water contains minerals. It will even sip from bird droppings and animal scat, which contain nutrients. The spiky projections on the catkin are the \u201cfruits\u201d of the female willow flowers. They contain tiny seeds, each attached to a bit of fluff so the wind can carry it away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lorquins Admiral butterfly at Iona beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vxpr5WktGp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">What weird things do butterflies like the Lorquin&#8217;s Admiral consume?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-3230\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Click for the answer:<\/h2><div id=\"ac-3230\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Butterflies often consume the dung of other animals in order to get the amino acids and salts that they are unable to get from flowers and nectar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lorquin&#039;s Admiral by Gregory Barham\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1021461589&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=870&#038;maxwidth=580&#038;secret_token=s-8QMONBbG6ws\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society Fun Facts: * Their wingspan can be as small as 2 inches wide. On the other hand, Monarch butterflies have a wingspan of up to 4 inches. * They have brown-black wings, with a row of white spots across it. 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