Broad Centurion Fly

Chloromyia formosa

The Broad Centurion Fly is a colorful insect that loves to buzz around flowers. With its shiny green body, it looks like a tiny superhero of the garden!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Broad Centurion Fly is a jewel-toned insect with a brilliant metallic green or blue-green body, often shimmering with coppery hints. It has a noticeably broad abdomen and striking reddish-yellow legs and antennae. Its large, prominent eyes add to its distinct appearance.

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Broad Centurion Fly

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Baby Broad Centurion Flies are tiny maggots that munch on dead leaves underground.

Broad Centurion Flies help pollinate flowers while sipping on their sweet nectar.

Its amazing metallic body makes it look like it's wearing shiny green armor!

Its scientific name, Chloromyia formosa, means 'beautiful green fly' in Latin!

Habilidades especiales

Broad Centurion Fly can hover perfectly in mid-air because of its agile wings, which helps them feed on flowers.

Broad Centurion Fly has larvae that eat decaying plants, which helps them clean up the environment like tiny recyclers.

Broad Centurion Fly has a metallic sheen that helps them blend into sunny, leafy environments or deter predators.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 10-18 mm
Tamaño: 5-10 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-30 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 12 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Adults drink flower nectar, while their larvae are important decomposers, eating decaying plants.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae feed on decaying plant material in soil or compost, while adults exclusively drink nectar and pollen from flowers.

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen
decaying plant matter
leaf litter

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Adults visit daisies for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Adult flies are a food source for insect-eating birds.

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Larvae thrive in leaf litter from trees like beech.

Rasgos

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Velocista

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos que exhiben una rapidez excepcional en sus movimientos para cazar, escapar o desplazarse.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.