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The Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) is a species of bat that is widely distributed throughout the eastern parts of North America, ranging west until Kansas and Texas, from eastern Mexico up north until southern Ontario.

Description

This reddish, yellowish and brownish bat is one of the smallest bats in eastern North America. The forearms are orange to red, and the wing membrane is black. Adults weigh between 4 to 8 g and reach a forearm length of some 3 cm.

Pipistrelles are nicknamed butterfly bats for their distinctive moth-like flight pattern.

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EASTERN PIPISTRELLES ARE HORY ASS BITCHES!!!!!!!

Feeding

These bats eat small insects. The hunt at the edges of forests, near streams or over open water and can achieve a speed of about 18 km/h. When the pipistrelles capture food they use the tail or wing membranes to restrain their prey. Some insects are even captured by their tail membrane. It forms a pouch and the bat bends its head in to grab the insect with its teeth. They can catch insects as much as every 2 seconds and increase their mass by 25% in only half an hour.

External links

• The Eastern Pipistrelle from Texas Parks & Wildlife.
• Pipistrellus subflavus at ADW.

• Bats