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Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid

Pachypsylla venusta

The Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid is a tiny insect that makes special galls on hackberry trees. These galls are like little homes for the psyllid babies, making them very unique!

生息地: Urban areas, forests

外見

The Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid is a tiny insect, typically 1-3 mm long, with a greenish-brown to yellowish body. It has clear wings held tent-like over its back and somewhat resembles a miniature cicada or aphid. Its appearance is often overshadowed by the distinctive bumpy galls it creates on hackberry trees.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHemipteraAphalaridaePachypsylla
Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid
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Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid

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 spend winter hiding in tree bark cracks!

Baby psyllids live inside their bumpy plant homes.

The galls protect them like a tiny, leafy castle!

They only eat one type of tree, the hackberry!

特殊能力

能力

Gall Architect

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid can make plants grow special homes called galls because of chemicals they inject, that help them hide and protect their young.

能力

Mighty Leaper

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid can jump surprisingly far because of strong back legs, that helps them escape predators quickly.

能力

Sap Sucker

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllid can drink tree sap because of a straw-like mouthpart, that helps them get food from deep inside plants.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
3-6 mm
サイズ
1-3 mm
寿命
20-45 日
飛行速度
0.5 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Tiny sap-suckers that drink plant juices from hackberry trees.

主な食物

  • Hackberry tree sap
  • Hackberry leaves
  • Hackberry petioles

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

depends on

Hackberry Tree

Celtis occidentalis

Provides food and shelter for all life stages.

eats

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

Adults and larvae prey on psyllid nymphs.

eaten by

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Birds peck at galls to eat the developing psyllid nymphs inside.

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

Always look but don't touch insects, as some can be delicate.

よくある質問

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidの翼開長は何ですか?

3-6 mm

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidのサイズは何ですか?

1-3 mm

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidの寿命は何ですか?

20-45 日

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidの飛行速度は何ですか?

0.5 km/h

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidは何を食べますか?

Tiny sap-suckers that drink plant juices from hackberry trees.

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas, forests

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Hackberry Petiole Gall Psyllidの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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