探検昆虫

Eastern Calligrapher

Toxomerus geminatus

The Eastern Calligrapher is a small, colorful fly that loves to zoom around flowers. They are great at helping plants by spreading pollen while they sip nectar.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Eastern Calligrapher has a black and bright yellow striped abdomen, often with distinctive broken or curved markings resembling calligraphy. Its body is somewhat flattened and lacks the narrow 'waist' of a wasp, which helps differentiate it from stinging insects.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraSyrphidaeToxomerus
Eastern Calligrapher
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Eastern Calligrapher

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

Adults are vegetarians, sipping nectar and pollen from many different flowers.

Despite looking like a bee, Eastern Calligraphers cannot sting or bite you!

Their super-fast wing beats create a buzzing sound, even when they hover still!

They have huge compound eyes that let them see almost all around their heads!

特殊能力

能力

Mid-Air Suspension

Eastern Calligrapher can hover in place like a tiny helicopter that helps them precisely land on flowers to drink nectar.

能力

Harmless Impersonator

Eastern Calligrapher has a striped pattern that helps them scare away predators by looking like a stinging bee or wasp.

能力

Pest Patrol Power

Eastern Calligrapher larvae can gobble up garden pests like aphids that helps protect plants.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
9-18 mm
サイズ
6-9 mm
寿命
30-60 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults drink nectar and pollen, while their larvae are mighty hunters of tiny garden pests.

年齢による違い: Yes, adults feed on nectar and pollen, but their larvae are carnivores, eating aphids and other soft-bodied insects.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • aphids
  • scale insects
  • small caterpillars

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds often prey on adult Eastern Calligraphers for food.

eats

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Larvae of the Eastern Calligrapher feast on these common garden pests.

pollinates

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Adults help pollinate these flowers while collecting nectar and pollen.

eaten by

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

These ambush predators will catch and eat adult hoverflies.

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 flies are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Eastern Calligrapherの翼開長は何ですか?

9-18 mm

Eastern Calligrapherのサイズは何ですか?

6-9 mm

Eastern Calligrapherの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Eastern Calligrapherは何を食べますか?

Adults drink nectar and pollen, while their larvae are mighty hunters of tiny garden pests.

Eastern Calligrapherは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Eastern Calligrapherはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Eastern Calligrapherの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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