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Spring Fishfly

chauliodes rastricornis

The Spring Fishfly is a fascinating insect that comes to life in the warm months. With its large wings and unique patterns, it's like a tiny dragon in the night sky!

Lebensraum: Spring Fishflies are usually found near freshwater sources like rivers and ponds.

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The Spring Fishfly has a robust, brownish body with large, distinctive mottled wings that are heavily veined. Its wings often have a cloudy or speckled pattern. Males can be identified by their prominent, feathery, comb-like antennae.

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Spring Fishfly
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Spring Fishfly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adult fishflies generally do not eat; they live off energy saved from their larval stage!

Despite their name, grown-up fishflies definitely do not eat fish!

Finding Spring Fishflies means the nearby water is healthy and super clean!

Its amazing larvae can live underwater for several years before becoming adults!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Spring Fishfly larvae can breathe underwater using special gills that helps them hunt other aquatic insects.

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Adult Spring Fishflies have large, veined wings that helps them fly silently through the night to find mates.

Fähigkeit

Scent Seeker

Male Spring Fishflies have feathery antennae that helps them detect pheromones from females from afar.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-80 mm
Größe
25-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
3-7 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae are fierce aquatic hunters; adults do not feed.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are voracious predators, but adults typically do not eat, relying on stored energy.

Hauptnahrung

  • aquatic insect larvae
  • small crustaceans
  • aquatic worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Fish like brown trout prey on Spring Fishfly larvae in streams.

eats

mayfly nymph

Stenacron interpunctatum

Larvae ambush and consume various aquatic insects like mayfly nymphs.

eaten by

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Adult fishflies can be hunted by bats during their nighttime flights.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Hellgrammite

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Spring Fishfly?

50-80 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Spring Fishfly?

25-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spring Fishfly?

3-7 Tage

Was frisst Spring Fishfly?

Larvae are fierce aquatic hunters; adults do not feed.

Wo findet man Spring Fishfly normalerweise?

Spring Fishflies are usually found near freshwater sources like rivers and ponds.

Wie jagt Spring Fishfly?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Spring Fishfly?

6

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