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Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge
探検昆虫
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia californica
The Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge is a tiny insect that makes special galls on coyote brush plants. These galls are like little homes for the midge's larvae, helping them grow safely.
生息地: Coastal areas
外見
The Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge is a tiny, delicate fly, typically 1-3mm long, with a slender, dark body and clear, membranous wings. It has long antennae and a somewhat humped back, making it appear like a very small mosquito without a proboscis.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Diptera科Cecidomyiidae属Rhopalomyia
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
Adult midges are so small, they can easily fly through tiny gaps in window screens!
Each tiny gall on a coyote brush plant can contain several midge larvae living together!
Its larvae are completely legless and look like tiny white or orange grubs inside the gall.
The galls it creates are often mistaken for berries or unusual fuzzy plant growths!
特殊能力
能力
Gall Architect
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge can make the plant grow a cozy home because it lays eggs inside buds, causing a protective gall to form.
能力
Plant Programmer
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midge has special chemicals that tell the plant to form a safe, food-filled gall around its developing young.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 2-5 mm
- サイズ
- 1-3 mm
- 寿命
- 5-10 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adults rarely feed; larvae eat the juicy plant tissue inside their protective galls.
年齢による違い: Larvae feed on plant tissue inside galls; adults may sip nectar or not feed at all.
主な食物
- Baccharis pilularis plant tissue
- nectar
採餌方法
- Null
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
Larvae cause galls to form on coyote brush for food and shelter.
eaten by
Coyote Brush Gall Wasp
Torymus baccharidis
Parasitic wasp larvae develop inside midge galls, consuming the midge larvae.
eaten by
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Song sparrows and other birds often peck open galls to eat the larvae.
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
These insects are not harmful, but it's best to look at them without touching.
よくある質問
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeの翼開長は何ですか？
2-5 mm
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeのサイズは何ですか？
1-3 mm
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeの寿命は何ですか？
5-10 日
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeは何を食べますか？
Adults rarely feed; larvae eat the juicy plant tissue inside their protective galls.
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeは通常どこに生息していますか？
Coastal areas
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeはどのように狩りをしますか？
Null
Coyote Brush Bud Gall Midgeの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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