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Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus

The Margined Calligrapher is a small, friendly fly that loves to buzz around flowers. It has beautiful stripes and helps flowers by spreading pollen as it visits them.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Margined Calligrapher is a small fly with a striking appearance. It has a black and yellow striped abdomen, often resembling a tiny wasp or bee, and clear, delicate wings. Its body often has a slightly flattened look.

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Margined Calligrapher
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Margined Calligrapher

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Even though they look striped like a scary wasp, they can't sting you at all!

Some people call them 'flower flies' because they love visiting bright blossoms.

Their tiny eyes have thousands of lenses, giving them super amazing vision.

They can fly backwards and even sideways, a rare trick for an insect!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Hovering

Margined Calligrapher can hover in place like a tiny helicopter, allowing them to precisely collect nectar and scout for aphids.

Fähigkeit

Aphid Hunter (Larvae)

Margined Calligrapher larvae can gobble up hundreds of garden aphids, helping plants stay healthy and strong.

Fähigkeit

Plant Pollinator

Margined Calligrapher can visit many flowers, transferring pollen from bloom to bloom and helping plants reproduce.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
8-14 mm
Größe
4-7 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar and collect pollen, while their larvae are tiny garden heroes, eating pesky aphids.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are carnivorous, feeding on soft-bodied insects like aphids, while adults are herbivorous, seeking nectar and pollen from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Larvae feast on these tiny plant pests.

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Adults visit their flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Sometimes caught in their sticky webs by garden spiders.

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 Margined Calligrapher?

8-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Margined Calligrapher?

4-7 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Margined Calligrapher?

15-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Margined Calligrapher?

5-10 km/h

Was frisst Margined Calligrapher?

Adults sip sweet nectar and collect pollen, while their larvae are tiny garden heroes, eating pesky aphids.

Wo findet man Margined Calligrapher normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Margined Calligrapher?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Margined Calligrapher?

6

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