探検昆虫

Box Sucker

Psylla buxi

The Box Sucker is a tiny insect that loves to munch on boxwood plants. They are small and can be found hopping around on leaves, making them fun to spot in gardens.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Box Sucker is a tiny, greenish-yellow insect, somewhat flattened with clear, veined wings held roof-like over its body. It has short, stout antennae and resembles a miniature cicada or leafhopper, visually distinct from flies or moths.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHemipteraPsyllidaePsylla
Box Sucker
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Box Sucker

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Baby Box Suckers make a fluffy white 'wax house' around themselves!

Box Suckers produce sticky 'honeydew' that ants absolutely love to eat!

They look like tiny cicadas, small enough to easily fit on your pinky nail!

When many Box Suckers feed, they can make boxwood leaves curl like spoons!

特殊能力

能力

Sap Siphon

Box Sucker can drink plant sap using a special straw-like mouthpart that helps them get nutrients directly from boxwood leaves.

能力

Springboard Leap

Box Sucker can quickly jump surprising distances for its size, which helps them escape from predators or move between leaves.

能力

Waxy Cloak Craft

Box Sucker nymphs can produce white, waxy strands that help them hide and protect their soft bodies from danger.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
4-6 mm
サイズ
2-3 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
0.1-0.5 km/h
脚の数
6
コロニーの大きさ
20-200

食性と食事

These tiny insects drink the nutritious sap from boxwood plants using a special straw-like mouthpart.

主な食物

  • Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) sap
  • Boxwood (Buxus microphylla) sap
  • Boxwood (Buxus sinica) sap

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Common Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

Box Suckers feed exclusively on its sap.

eaten by

Seven-spotted Ladybug

Coccinella septempunctata

Ladybug larvae and adults prey on Box Suckers.

symbiotic with

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

Ants tend Box Suckers for their sweet honeydew.

parasitizes

Boxwood Psyllid Parasitoid Wasp

Psyllaephagus procerus

Female wasps lay eggs inside Box Sucker nymphs.

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.

よくある質問

Box Suckerの翼開長は何ですか?

4-6 mm

Box Suckerのサイズは何ですか?

2-3 mm

Box Suckerの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Box Suckerの飛行速度は何ですか?

0.1-0.5 km/h

Box Suckerは何を食べますか?

These tiny insects drink the nutritious sap from boxwood plants using a special straw-like mouthpart.

Box Suckerは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Box Suckerはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Box Suckerの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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