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Palpada vinetorum
The Northern Plushback is a fuzzy little fly that loves to hang out in gardens and fields. Its soft, plushy body helps it blend in with flowers and plants, making it a fun insect to spot!
Habitat: Gardens and fields
The Northern Plushback is a medium-sized fly with a fuzzy, bee-like body striped in bright yellow and black. Its clear wings are held out to the sides while resting. This distinct coloration makes it visually different from other flies, mimicking stinging insects.
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Category
InsectsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Even though it looks like a bee, this fly cannot sting you!
Its larvae sometimes eat tiny garden pests like aphids!
Some hoverfly larvae live in water and breathe through a 'snorkel'!
They can fly backwards, which is super rare for an insect!
Northern Plushback can hover perfectly still in the air because of its rapid wing beats, helping them spot flowers or mates.
Northern Plushback has a fuzzy yellow and black striped body that helps them look like a stinging bee or wasp, scaring predators away.
Northern Plushback can transfer pollen between flowers on its fuzzy body, helping plants reproduce and creating food for other creatures.
Adult Northern Plushbacks drink flower nectar and eat pollen for energy.
Age differences: Larvae are often detritivores, eating decaying plant matter, or predators, eating aphids.
Aphis gossypii
Larval Northern Plushbacks feast on these garden pests.
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Aster novae-angliae
Adults transfer pollen between its beautiful purple flowers.
Misumena vatia
This ambush spider sometimes preys on adults visiting flowers.
Furry describes animals possessing a dense covering of soft hair or fur.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
These flies are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.
18-28 mm
10-14 mm
15-30 days
15 km/h
Adult Northern Plushbacks drink flower nectar and eat pollen for energy.
Gardens and fields
Foraging
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