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Golden-backed Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus thoracicus

The Golden-backed Snipe Fly is a shiny, beautiful insect with a golden back. It loves to fly around flowers and is often seen in gardens and fields, making it a fun friend to spot!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Golden-backed Snipe Fly is a small, slender fly with a distinctive, iridescent golden-yellow thorax that truly sparkles. Its abdomen is dark brown to black, and its wings are clear, sometimes with a brownish tinge near the base, setting it apart from other drabber flies.

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Golden-backed Snipe Fly
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Golden-backed Snipe Flies love flower nectar.

Despite "snipe fly," they don't have a long beak!

Some snipe flies are called "timber flies" for larval habits.

Their larvae are tiny predators hiding underground!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hovering Hunter

Golden-backed Snipe Fly can hover effortlessly in mid-air using rapid wing movements, allowing them to ambush small insects with precision.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Tongues

Golden-backed Snipe Fly has a spongy proboscis that helps them lap up nectar and other liquid foods, providing quick energy for flight.

Fähigkeit

Soil Scavengers

Golden-backed Snipe Fly larvae live in soil and rotting wood, where they can consume decaying matter and other small invertebrates as decomposers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-18 mm
Größe
5-9 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar for energy; larvae are tiny predators or decomposers in soil.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are predatory or detritivorous in soil; adults feed on nectar and plant fluids.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • honeydew
  • small insect larvae
  • earthworms
  • decaying organic matter

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Visits flowers for nectar, aiding plant reproduction.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

An easy meal for insect-eating birds.

hunts

Springtail

Folsomia candida

Larvae prey on small soil invertebrates like springtails.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These flies are not dangerous, but it's always good to watch insects from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Golden-backed Snipe Fly?

10-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Golden-backed Snipe Fly?

5-9 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Golden-backed Snipe Fly?

10-20 Tage

Was frisst Golden-backed Snipe Fly?

Adults sip flower nectar for energy; larvae are tiny predators or decomposers in soil.

Wo findet man Golden-backed Snipe Fly normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Golden-backed Snipe Fly?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Golden-backed Snipe Fly?

6

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