探検昆虫

Common Flower Flies

Syrphus

Common Flower Flies are friendly little insects that look like bees but are not. They love to visit flowers and help plants by spreading pollen while they sip nectar.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Common Flower Flies has a distinctive yellow and black striped abdomen, mimicking a bee or wasp. They possess a broad head with large compound eyes and short, stubby antennae, but unlike bees, they only have two wings.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraSyrphidaeSyrphus
Common Flower Flies
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Common Flower Flies

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

A flower fly's huge eyes help them spot food and mates with amazing speed!

Some flower fly larvae eat hundreds of aphids in their lifetime!

They steer using tiny vibrating organs called halteres, not their back wings!

While they look like bees, flower flies cannot sting or bite people!

特殊能力

能力

Aerial Acrobat

Common Flower Flies can hover perfectly still in mid-air because of their unique wing structure that helps them quickly change direction.

能力

Bug Disguise

Common Flower Flies has a striped pattern and buzzing sound that helps them fool predators into thinking they are dangerous bees or wasps.

能力

Pest Patrol

Common Flower Flies larvae can devour hundreds of aphids because of their insatiable appetite that helps control garden pests.

能力

Flower Helper

Common Flower Flies can spread pollen between plants because they visit many flowers, helping them grow and produce seeds.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
10-15 mm
サイズ
7-12 mm
寿命
20-50 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip nectar and pollen; larvae gobble up garden pests like aphids!

年齢による違い: Larvae are predatory insectivores, devouring soft-bodied pests. Adults feed solely on nectar and pollen.

主な食物

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Aphids
  • Mealybugs
  • Small caterpillars

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

French Rose

Rosa gallica

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

eats

Black Bean Aphid

Aphis fabae

Larvae feast on these common garden pests.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Common bird predators catch adult flies.

eaten by

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Ambush predators on flowers.

特徴

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Flower flies are safe to watch and won't sting you, but it's best to observe them from a distance.

よくある質問

Common Flower Fliesの翼開長は何ですか?

10-15 mm

Common Flower Fliesのサイズは何ですか?

7-12 mm

Common Flower Fliesの寿命は何ですか?

20-50 日

Common Flower Fliesの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Common Flower Fliesは何を食べますか?

Adults sip nectar and pollen; larvae gobble up garden pests like aphids!

Common Flower Fliesは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Common Flower Fliesはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Common Flower Fliesの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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