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Grass Flies

Chloropinae

Grass flies are small, shiny insects that love to buzz around grassy areas. They are often seen flitting about in the sunshine, making them fun to watch!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Grass Flies is a tiny insect, often shiny green or yellow with dark stripes on its body. It has clear wings and large, often reddish eyes. Its small size and prominent triangular scutellum help distinguish it from other small flies.

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Grass Flies
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Grass Flies

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Certain Grass Fly species lay their eggs inside other insect or spider egg sacs!

One species, the frit fly, can destroy entire fields of grain crops like wheat!

Some tiny Grass Fly larvae eat fungus, helping clear rotting plants!

They use their amazing eyesight to spot the smallest drops of sweet honeydew on leaves.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stem Miners

Grass Flies larvae can burrow inside plant stems for protection and to feed, helping them grow safely.

Fähigkeit

Honeydew Harvesters

Adult Grass Flies have mouthparts that help them sip sugary honeydew, a sweet treat from aphids.

Fähigkeit

Pest Patrol

Some Grass Flies larvae are predatory, hunting aphids and other small insect pests on plants.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
2-8 mm
Größe
1-4 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-45 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
3 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet plant juices, while larvae munch on plants or other insects, making them quite diverse.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae often feed inside plant stems or roots, sometimes preying on other insects, while adults consume sugary liquids from plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Honeydew
  • Plant Stems
  • Plant Roots
  • Aphids
  • Small Insect Larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Larvae burrow into grass stems for food and shelter.

hunts

Bird Cherry-Oat Aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Some Grass Fly larvae are predators of these common aphids.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Adult Grass Flies are a common food source for small insect-eating birds.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Grass Flies?

2-8 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Grass Flies?

1-4 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Grass Flies?

15-45 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Grass Flies?

3 km/h

Was frisst Grass Flies?

Adults sip sweet plant juices, while larvae munch on plants or other insects, making them quite diverse.

Wo findet man Grass Flies normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Grass Flies?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Grass Flies?

6

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