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Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid

Pachypsylla venusta

The Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid is a tiny insect that makes special galls on hackberry trees. These galls are like little homes for the psyllid babies, making them very unique!

Lebensraum: Urban areas, forests

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The Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid is a tiny insect, typically 1-3 mm long, with a greenish-brown to yellowish body. It has clear wings held tent-like over its back and somewhat resembles a miniature cicada or aphid. Its appearance is often overshadowed by the distinctive bumpy galls it creates on hackberry trees.

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Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid
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Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adults spend winter hiding in tree bark cracks!

Baby psyllids live inside their bumpy plant homes.

The galls protect them like a tiny, leafy castle!

They only eat one type of tree, the hackberry!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Gall Architect

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid can make plants grow special homes called galls because of chemicals they inject, that help them hide and protect their young.

Fähigkeit

Mighty Leaper

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid can jump surprisingly far because of strong back legs, that helps them escape predators quickly.

Fähigkeit

Sap Sucker

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid can drink tree sap because of a straw-like mouthpart, that helps them get food from deep inside plants.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
3-6 mm
Größe
1-3 mm
Lebenserwartung
20-45 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
0.5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny sap-suckers that drink plant juices from hackberry trees.

Hauptnahrung

  • Hackberry tree sap
  • Hackberry leaves
  • Hackberry petioles

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Hackberry Tree

Celtis occidentalis

Provides food and shelter for all life stages.

eats

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

Adults and larvae prey on psyllid nymphs.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Birds peck at galls to eat the developing psyllid nymphs inside.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch insects, as some can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

3-6 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

1-3 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

20-45 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

Tiny sap-suckers that drink plant juices from hackberry trees.

Wo findet man Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid normalerweise?

Urban areas, forests

Wie jagt Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid?

6

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