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Diplolepis variabilis

Diplolepis variabilis

Diplolepis variabilis, also known as the rose gall wasp, is a tiny insect that makes galls on rose plants. These galls are like little homes for the wasp's babies, and they can look like colorful bumps on the leaves.

生息地: Gardens

外見

The Diplolepis variabilis is a tiny, dark-bodied wasp, typically black or dark brown. It is most easily identified by the smooth, often reddish or greenish, spherical galls it induces on the leaves of rose plants, which house its developing larvae.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraCynipidaeDiplolepis
Diplolepis variabilis
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Diplolepis variabilis

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

Each gall is a miniature fortress against danger.

The galls they create are like cozy, edible homes.

These wasps are masters of plant transformation.

Your rose bushes might hide tiny, living nurseries!

特殊能力

能力

Gall Architect

Diplolepis variabilis can create spherical galls on rose leaves because of chemical signals that reprogram plant growth, helping protect its larvae.

能力

Asexual Advantage

Diplolepis variabilis can reproduce without a male through parthenogenesis, allowing populations to quickly establish and grow.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
4-8 mm
サイズ
2-4 mm
寿命
14-30 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Larvae munch on rose plant tissue inside galls, while adults sip sweet nectar.

年齢による違い: Larvae consume plant tissue inside galls; adults feed on nectar.

主な食物

  • rose leaf tissue
  • rose sap
  • nectar

生態系とのつながり

parasitizes

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

induces galls on leaves for larvae

parasitizes

Chalcid Wasp

Ormyrus orientalis

lays eggs inside the gall wasp larvae

parasitizes

Torymid Wasp

Torymus bedeguaris

parasitizes developing larvae within the galls

特徴

別名

Rose Gall Wasp

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

It's safe to look at these wasps, but don't touch them or the galls.

よくある質問

Diplolepis variabilisの翼開長は何ですか?

4-8 mm

Diplolepis variabilisのサイズは何ですか?

2-4 mm

Diplolepis variabilisの寿命は何ですか?

14-30 日

Diplolepis variabilisは何を食べますか?

Larvae munch on rose plant tissue inside galls, while adults sip sweet nectar.

Diplolepis variabilisは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens

Diplolepis variabilisの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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