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Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

The Marmalade Hover Fly is a small, friendly insect that looks like a bee! It loves to fly around flowers and helps plants by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Marmalade Hover Fly is a small, bee-mimicking insect with a bright orange and black striped abdomen, much like marmalade. It has large reddish-brown eyes and clear, delicate wings. Its clever mimicry makes it look like a stinging wasp or bee to predators.

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Marmalade Hover Fly
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Marmalade Hover Fly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby hover flies look like tiny slugs and are super hungry for aphids.

Some hover flies migrate thousands of kilometers, crossing continents!

They don't have mouths for biting, only a soft tube for sipping nectar.

This fly can fly backwards, just like a tiny helicopter in reverse!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Marmalade Hover Fly can hover perfectly still in mid-air, then dart off rapidly, helping them dodge danger and find flowers.

Fähigkeit

Pest Control Pal

Marmalade Hover Fly larvae can gobble up hundreds of garden aphids, which helps plants stay healthy and grow strong.

Fähigkeit

Nature's Pollinator

Marmalade Hover Fly visits many flowers, collecting pollen on its fuzzy body that helps plants make new seeds.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
12-18 mm
Größe
7-12 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet nectar and pollen for energy, while their larvae are fierce hunters of tiny plant pests.

Altersunterschiede: Adults feed on nectar and pollen; larvae are carnivorous, preying on soft-bodied insects like aphids.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • aphids
  • mealybugs
  • thrips

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Marmalade Fly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These flies are friendly and won't sting, so you can watch them safely!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Marmalade Hover Fly?

12-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Marmalade Hover Fly?

7-12 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Marmalade Hover Fly?

10-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Marmalade Hover Fly?

10 km/h

Was frisst Marmalade Hover Fly?

Adults sip sweet nectar and pollen for energy, while their larvae are fierce hunters of tiny plant pests.

Wo findet man Marmalade Hover Fly normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Marmalade Hover Fly?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Marmalade Hover Fly?

6

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