Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge
探検昆虫
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge
celticecis aciculata
The Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge is a tiny insect that loves to live on hackberry trees! They create little bumps called galls on the leaves where they make their homes.
生息地: Hackberry trees in forests and urban areas.
外見
The Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge is a tiny, mosquito-like fly, typically brown or gray. It has translucent wings and a delicate body, making it hard to spot without careful observation, unlike the spiky galls it creates.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Diptera科Cecidomyiidae属Celticecis
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Each midge species often creates its own unique gall shape and size!
Imagine a tiny fly that can tell a giant tree exactly how to grow a spiky house!
Sometimes, a single hackberry leaf can be covered with hundreds of tiny midge galls!
These amazing galls protect the midge larvae inside from hungry predators!
特殊能力
能力
Gall Architect
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge can manipulate hackberry trees to grow protective galls, creating a safe nursery for its larvae.
能力
Chemical Communicator
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge has specialized chemicals that trick host trees into forming its unique, spiky leaf galls.
能力
Precision Egg-Layer
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midge can precisely lay eggs onto specific hackberry leaf tissues to ensure proper gall formation.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 2-5 mm
- サイズ
- 1-3 mm
- 寿命
- 200-300 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Larvae feed on hackberry leaf tissue, while adults typically do not feed during their short lives.
年齢による違い: Larvae feed on plant tissue; adults have vestigial mouthparts and may not feed.
主な食物
- Hackberry leaf tissue
- Hackberry sap
- Plant cells
生態系とのつながり
depends on
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
larvae feed and develop within its induced leaf galls.
eaten by
Gall Wasp
Torymus tubicola
wasp larvae parasitize midge larvae within the protective gall.
eaten by
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
chickadees may peck open galls to extract the developing larvae.
eaten by
European Garden Spider
Araneus diadematus
adult midges are sometimes caught in spiderwebs while flying.
特徴
別名
Gall MidgeHackberry Gall MidgeHackberry Midge
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midgeの翼開長は何ですか？
2-5 mm
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midgeのサイズは何ですか？
1-3 mm
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midgeの寿命は何ですか？
200-300 日
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midgeは何を食べますか？
Larvae feed on hackberry leaf tissue, while adults typically do not feed during their short lives.
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midgeは通常どこに生息していますか？
Hackberry trees in forests and urban areas.
Hackberry Aciculate Gall Midgeの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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