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Broad Centurion Fly

Chloromyia formosa

The Broad Centurion Fly is a colorful insect that loves to buzz around flowers. With its shiny green body, it looks like a tiny superhero of the garden!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Broad Centurion Fly is a jewel-toned insect with a brilliant metallic green or blue-green body, often shimmering with coppery hints. It has a noticeably broad abdomen and striking reddish-yellow legs and antennae. Its large, prominent eyes add to its distinct appearance.

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Broad Centurion Fly
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Broad Centurion Fly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Broad Centurion Flies are tiny maggots that munch on dead leaves underground.

Broad Centurion Flies help pollinate flowers while sipping on their sweet nectar.

Its amazing metallic body makes it look like it's wearing shiny green armor!

Its scientific name, Chloromyia formosa, means 'beautiful green fly' in Latin!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hovering Master

Broad Centurion Fly can hover perfectly in mid-air because of its agile wings, which helps them feed on flowers.

Fähigkeit

Waste Recycler

Broad Centurion Fly has larvae that eat decaying plants, which helps them clean up the environment like tiny recyclers.

Fähigkeit

Sparkling Camouflage

Broad Centurion Fly has a metallic sheen that helps them blend into sunny, leafy environments or deter predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-18 mm
Größe
5-10 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults drink flower nectar, while their larvae are important decomposers, eating decaying plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on decaying plant material in soil or compost, while adults exclusively drink nectar and pollen from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • decaying plant matter
  • leaf litter

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Adults visit daisies for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Adult flies are a food source for insect-eating birds.

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Larvae thrive in leaf litter from trees like beech.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These flies are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Broad Centurion Fly?

10-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Broad Centurion Fly?

5-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Broad Centurion Fly?

14-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Broad Centurion Fly?

12 km/h

Was frisst Broad Centurion Fly?

Adults drink flower nectar, while their larvae are important decomposers, eating decaying plants.

Wo findet man Broad Centurion Fly normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Broad Centurion Fly?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Broad Centurion Fly?

6

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