Common Picture-winged Fly

Delphinia picta

The Common Picture-winged Fly is a small insect with beautiful wings that look like a picture! They are often found buzzing around flowers and are fun to watch as they fly.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Common Picture-winged Fly has a dark brown to black body with reddish-brown legs. Its most distinctive feature is its clear wings, which are intricately marked with complex, dark brown or black patterns that resemble tiny, artistic designs.

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Common Picture-winged Fly

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Did you know a fly's compound eyes have thousands of tiny lenses?

Their fancy wing patterns are like secret codes for other flies to read!

These flies can zip and change direction faster than you can blink!

They can taste food just by walking on it with their feet!

Habilidades especiales

The Common Picture-winged Fly can wave its patterned wings to mimic a jumping spider because the markings and movement make predators think twice.

The Common Picture-winged Fly can perform nimble aerial maneuvers because its small size and powerful wing beats allow for quick turns and hovering.

The Common Picture-winged Fly has excellent vision and antennae that help them locate distant flowers for food sources.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 8-12 mm
Tamaño: 4-6 mm
Esperanza de vida: 15-30 días
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

They sip nectar from flowers and sometimes decaying fruit for energy.

Alimentos principales

nectar
pollen
decaying fruit

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

A common bird that preys on insects.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

These spiders build webs to catch flying insects.

pollinates

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Flies visit these flowers for nectar and pollen.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

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.

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.