Black Locust Leafminer
探検昆虫
Black Locust Leafminer
Macrosaccus robiniella
The Black Locust Leafminer is a tiny insect that loves to munch on the leaves of black locust trees. It makes little tunnels inside the leaves, which can look like tiny mazes!
生息地: Forests
外見
The Black Locust Leafminer is a tiny moth, usually 3-5mm long, with silvery-white forewings adorned with dark spots and a coppery sheen. Its hindwings are slender and heavily fringed. This distinct pattern helps distinguish it from other small moths.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Lepidoptera科Gracillariidae属Macrosaccus
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
スナップ
最初にスナップしよう！
おもしろい事実
Did you know leafminer larvae live their whole lives *inside* a leaf? Wow!
Some black locust trees can host hundreds of these tiny leafminers at once!
The adult moths are so small, you might mistake them for a speck of dust!
They create winding "galleries" inside leaves, like tiny secret tunnels!
特殊能力
能力
Leaf Tunnel Architect
Black Locust Leafminers can chew tunnels inside leaves because it helps them stay hidden from predators and eat safely.
能力
Invisible Gardener
Larvae have flat, pale bodies that help them blend perfectly with the inside of a leaf, making them hard to spot.
能力
Toxic Taste Tester
Black Locust Leafminers can digest the tough and slightly toxic leaves of black locust trees that many other insects avoid.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 4-7 mm
- サイズ
- 3-5 mm
- 寿命
- 30-60 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
These tiny insects munch on the soft parts of black locust leaves as larvae.
年齢による違い: Larvae feed exclusively on leaves; adults do not feed or consume very little nectar.
主な食物
- Black Locust Leaves
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eats
Black Locust Tree
Robinia pseudoacacia
Larvae feed inside the leaves of this tree.
parasitizes
Parasitic Wasp
Pnigalio flavipes
Larvae are often parasitized by tiny wasps.
eaten by
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Small birds often pluck them from leaves.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
It's best to look at insects from a distance and not touch them, as they can be delicate.
よくある質問
Black Locust Leafminerの翼開長は何ですか？
4-7 mm
Black Locust Leafminerのサイズは何ですか？
3-5 mm
Black Locust Leafminerの寿命は何ですか？
30-60 日
Black Locust Leafminerは何を食べますか？
These tiny insects munch on the soft parts of black locust leaves as larvae.
Black Locust Leafminerは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Black Locust Leafminerはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Black Locust Leafminerの脚の数は何ですか？
6
スナップマップ
ズームインしてクラスターを分割し、このオブジェクトが撮影された場所を探索しましょう。
マップを読み込み中…
最近のスナップ
新しい観察が追加されると、ここに最近のスナップが表示されます。
