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Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge

Rhopalomyia californica

The Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge is a tiny insect that makes special galls on coyote brush plants. These galls are like little homes for the midge's larvae, helping them grow safely.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge is a tiny, delicate fly, typically 1-3mm long, with a slender, dark body and clear, membranous wings. It has long antennae and a somewhat humped back, making it appear like a very small mosquito without a proboscis.

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Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge
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Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adult midges are so small, they can easily fly through tiny gaps in window screens!

Each tiny gall on a coyote brush plant can contain several midge larvae living together!

Its larvae are completely legless and look like tiny white or orange grubs inside the gall.

The galls it creates are often mistaken for berries or unusual fuzzy plant growths!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Gall Architect

Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge can make the plant grow a cozy home because it lays eggs inside buds, causing a protective gall to form.

Fähigkeit

Plant Programmer

Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge has special chemicals that tell the plant to form a safe, food-filled gall around its developing young.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
2-5 mm
Größe
1-3 mm
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults rarely feed; larvae eat the juicy plant tissue inside their protective galls.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on plant tissue inside galls; adults may sip nectar or not feed at all.

Hauptnahrung

  • Baccharis pilularis plant tissue
  • nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Null

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis

Larvae cause galls to form on coyote brush for food and shelter.

eaten by

Coyote Brush Gall Wasp

Torymus baccharidis

Parasitic wasp larvae develop inside midge galls, consuming the midge larvae.

eaten by

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Song sparrows and other birds often peck open galls to eat the larvae.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These insects are not harmful, but it's best to look at them without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge?

2-5 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge?

1-3 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge?

5-10 Tage

Was frisst Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge?

Adults rarely feed; larvae eat the juicy plant tissue inside their protective galls.

Wo findet man Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge?

Null

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge?

6

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