E " Barbulete Pretu nechi " ta kolor pretu ku mancha kolor kora/oranjo na
su hala grandi ( forewing ). E tin un grandura di 6.5 cm ( wing span ).
Su forma di hala-nan ta largu i door di esaki na Merka e jama :
"Common Patch Longwing". Un Barbulete ku nos tin aki ku tambe tin
e forma largu di hala aki ta Barbulete Flambeu.
Den e buki " Barbuletenan di Korsou, Aruba i Boneiru " di A. Debrot i J. Miller e ta
wordu jama: " barbulete yeye banchi kora ".
" Pretu nechi " ta un Barbulete ku aparte di ta tiki mira, tambe e ta difisil pa
hanje para ketu. E ta bula bula i bula. Su hala ta tril hopi lihe pa e mantene su
mes den vuelo door di e disenjo largu.
Den koutiverio of Pais-nan ku tin abundansia di e Barbulete aki por saka su foto sin
problema. Pero aki na Korsou e no ta fasil saka foto di dje den su Habitat.
Pa e motibu aki mes nos a presenta e pintura te dia nos logra un foto di dje
den su habitat. E Barbulete aki ta kome Nektar di flor pero tambe Pollen.
E machu tin kolor mas bibu ku e muhe. I loke ta remarkabel di e Barbulete aki ta :
manera e sali for di e Krisalys ( nase ) e prome kos ku e ta hasi ta, wak si tin un muhe
ei banda of si tin unu saliendo for di Krisalys. E ta hasi sex DIREKT ku-ne, i ora e kaba
e ta hunta e muhe su abdomen ku un tipo di zeta ku ta pone ku NIUN machu otro NO
por hasi sex ku e muhe ei.
Siklo:
E muhe no ta pone hopi webu. E ta pone webu los riba blachi di " Jerba-ink " i
Korona Labirgen. Semper riba e blachi-nan resien ( mas jong ).
E jui ( Rups ) ta sali kuminsa kome mesora. Krese bira grandi, Krisalysa,
bira adulto i wak parega pa bolbe genera jui.
ENGLISH :
CYCLE:
The colour of the " Common Patch Longwing " is primarily black with
a red/orange patch on the forewing. It has a wing span of aprox. 6.5 cm.
It's wing is elongated and that's one of the reason for it's name.
Another Butterfly with these kind of wings is the Barbulete Flambeu.
The " Common Patch Longwing " is not so common on the Island, meaning that the
way it lives is not so openly. She lives primarily underneath scrubs and trees.
She is also a Butterfly that does'nt stay still. She flies and flies without resting to
give photographers chance to take a picture. This can be confirmed when observing
local publications on the subject, WITHOUT a live species in it's habitat.
( only plates [dead sample] ).
The " Common Patch Longwing " makes rapid movement with it's wing to stay flying,
while other types of Butterflies can swiftly fly around easily.
For the " Common Patch Longwing " to get all the energy it eats not only nectar
from the flowers but also the pollen.
The male has a more vivid colour compared with the female.
Very important to mension is the fact the the male has a particular taste
when it comes to sex. The first thing the male does when he comes out of the
chrysalis, is looking for a mate. He will wait if he find a female emerging from a chrysalis.
He will immediately mate with this female, and when done, he will lubricate her with
an oiled substance on her abdomen, that makes it UNAVAILABLE for other males.
The female does'nt lay many eggs. She will lay a single egg on the leave of the
" Passiflora family ". She always makes use of the younger leaves.
The Caterpilar that emerge from the egg will start eating immediately.
Put on some fat quickly in a week of two, that goes over into a chrysalis.
8 to 10 day later an adult " Common Patch Longwing " will emerge and continue
with the mating ritual that will bring forth the next generation.
Nature in picture