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Box Sucker

Psylla buxi

The Box Sucker is a tiny insect that loves to munch on boxwood plants. They are small and can be found hopping around on leaves, making them fun to spot in gardens.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Box Sucker is a tiny, greenish-yellow insect, somewhat flattened with clear, veined wings held roof-like over its body. It has short, stout antennae and resembles a miniature cicada or leafhopper, visually distinct from flies or moths.

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Box Sucker
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Box Sucker

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Box Suckers make a fluffy white 'wax house' around themselves!

Box Suckers produce sticky 'honeydew' that ants absolutely love to eat!

They look like tiny cicadas, small enough to easily fit on your pinky nail!

When many Box Suckers feed, they can make boxwood leaves curl like spoons!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sap Siphon

Box Sucker can drink plant sap using a special straw-like mouthpart that helps them get nutrients directly from boxwood leaves.

Fähigkeit

Springboard Leap

Box Sucker can quickly jump surprising distances for its size, which helps them escape from predators or move between leaves.

Fähigkeit

Waxy Cloak Craft

Box Sucker nymphs can produce white, waxy strands that help them hide and protect their soft bodies from danger.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
4-6 mm
Größe
2-3 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
0.1-0.5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
20-200

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny insects drink the nutritious sap from boxwood plants using a special straw-like mouthpart.

Hauptnahrung

  • Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) sap
  • Boxwood (Buxus microphylla) sap
  • Boxwood (Buxus sinica) sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

Box Suckers feed exclusively on its sap.

eaten by

Seven-spotted Ladybug

Coccinella septempunctata

Ladybug larvae and adults prey on Box Suckers.

symbiotic with

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

Ants tend Box Suckers for their sweet honeydew.

parasitizes

Boxwood Psyllid Parasitoid Wasp

Psyllaephagus procerus

Female wasps lay eggs inside Box Sucker nymphs.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to look at insects from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Box Sucker?

4-6 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Box Sucker?

2-3 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Box Sucker?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Box Sucker?

0.1-0.5 km/h

Was frisst Box Sucker?

These tiny insects drink the nutritious sap from boxwood plants using a special straw-like mouthpart.

Wo findet man Box Sucker normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Box Sucker?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Box Sucker?

6

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