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Abia americana

Abia americana

The Abia americana is a fun and colorful insect known for its bright colors and unique patterns. It loves to fly around flowers and is an important helper for plants!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Abia americana is a robust, bee-like insect with a metallic blue-black body and smoky, transparent wings. Its most distinctive feature is the antennae, which are thick and club-shaped at the ends, making it visually different from most wasps or bees.

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Abia americana
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Abia americana

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult sawflies cannot sting, even though they can look a lot like wasps.

Its larvae look like caterpillars but have extra belly legs, making them unique!

The name "sawfly" comes from the female's saw-like egg-laying tool.

They are relatives of bees and ants, all belonging to the Hymenoptera order!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Plant-Drill Eggs

Abia americana females can cut into plant stems and leaves with a special saw-like tool to safely lay their eggs inside plant tissue.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Scent Shield

Its larvae can ooze out stinky, defensive chemicals from their bodies, making them unappetizing to predators like birds.

Fähigkeit

Wasp Impersonator

Adults have a chunky body and dark color that makes them look a bit like a wasp, which might deter some predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
24-36 mm
Größe
12-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae munch on tree leaves, while adults mostly focus on reproduction and don't eat much.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are voracious leaf-eaters, whereas adults primarily focus on reproduction and may only sip nectar or not feed at all.

Hauptnahrung

  • Ulmus americana
  • Salix nigra
  • Betula papyrifera
  • Betula lenta

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Larvae feed on its leaves.

eats

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Another host plant for the leaf-eating larvae.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Parus atricapillus

Feeds on sawfly larvae and adults.

hunts

Eastern Yellowjacket

Vespula maculifrons

Preys on sawfly larvae for its nest.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These insects are friendly, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Abia americana?

24-36 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Abia americana?

12-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Abia americana?

7-14 Tage

Was frisst Abia americana?

Larvae munch on tree leaves, while adults mostly focus on reproduction and don't eat much.

Wo findet man Abia americana normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Abia americana?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Abia americana?

6

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

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Neueste Snaps

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