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Golden-backed Snipe Fly

Chrysopilus thoracicus

The Golden-backed Snipe Fly is a shiny, beautiful insect with a golden back. It loves to fly around flowers and is often seen in gardens and fields, making it a fun friend to spot!

生息地: Grasslands

外見

The Golden-backed Snipe Fly is a small, slender fly with a distinctive, iridescent golden-yellow thorax that truly sparkles. Its abdomen is dark brown to black, and its wings are clear, sometimes with a brownish tinge near the base, setting it apart from other drabber flies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraRhagionidaeChrysopilus
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
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Golden-backed Snipe Fly

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 Golden-backed Snipe Flies love flower nectar.

Despite "snipe fly," they don't have a long beak!

Some snipe flies are called "timber flies" for larval habits.

Their larvae are tiny predators hiding underground!

特殊能力

能力

Hovering Hunter

Golden-backed Snipe Fly can hover effortlessly in mid-air using rapid wing movements, allowing them to ambush small insects with precision.

能力

Sticky Tongues

Golden-backed Snipe Fly has a spongy proboscis that helps them lap up nectar and other liquid foods, providing quick energy for flight.

能力

Soil Scavengers

Golden-backed Snipe Fly larvae live in soil and rotting wood, where they can consume decaying matter and other small invertebrates as decomposers.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
10-18 mm
サイズ
5-9 mm
寿命
10-20 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip flower nectar for energy; larvae are tiny predators or decomposers in soil.

年齢による違い: Larvae are predatory or detritivorous in soil; adults feed on nectar and plant fluids.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • honeydew
  • small insect larvae
  • earthworms
  • decaying organic matter

採餌方法

  • Ambush

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Visits flowers for nectar, aiding plant reproduction.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

An easy meal for insect-eating birds.

hunts

Springtail

Folsomia candida

Larvae prey on small soil invertebrates like springtails.

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 not dangerous, but it's always good to watch insects from a distance.

よくある質問

Golden-backed Snipe Flyの翼開長は何ですか?

10-18 mm

Golden-backed Snipe Flyのサイズは何ですか?

5-9 mm

Golden-backed Snipe Flyの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 日

Golden-backed Snipe Flyは何を食べますか?

Adults sip flower nectar for energy; larvae are tiny predators or decomposers in soil.

Golden-backed Snipe Flyは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Golden-backed Snipe Flyはどのように狩りをしますか?

Ambush

Golden-backed Snipe Flyの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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