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Northern Plushback

Palpada vinetorum

The Northern Plushback is a fuzzy little fly that loves to hang out in gardens and fields. Its soft, plushy body helps it blend in with flowers and plants, making it a fun insect to spot!

生息地: Gardens and fields

外見

The Northern Plushback is a medium-sized fly with a fuzzy, bee-like body striped in bright yellow and black. Its clear wings are held out to the sides while resting. This distinct coloration makes it visually different from other flies, mimicking stinging insects.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraSyrphidaePalpada
Northern Plushback
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Northern Plushback

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

Even though it looks like a bee, this fly cannot sting you!

Its larvae sometimes eat tiny garden pests like aphids!

Some hoverfly larvae live in water and breathe through a 'snorkel'!

They can fly backwards, which is super rare for an insect!

特殊能力

能力

Hovering Master

Northern Plushback can hover perfectly still in the air because of its rapid wing beats, helping them spot flowers or mates.

能力

Disguise Expert

Northern Plushback has a fuzzy yellow and black striped body that helps them look like a stinging bee or wasp, scaring predators away.

能力

Pollen Power

Northern Plushback can transfer pollen between flowers on its fuzzy body, helping plants reproduce and creating food for other creatures.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
18-28 mm
サイズ
10-14 mm
寿命
15-30 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adult Northern Plushbacks drink flower nectar and eat pollen for energy.

年齢による違い: Larvae are often detritivores, eating decaying plant matter, or predators, eating aphids.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Larval Northern Plushbacks feast on these garden pests.

pollinates

New England aster

Aster novae-angliae

Adults transfer pollen between its beautiful purple flowers.

eaten by

Flower crab spider

Misumena vatia

This ambush spider sometimes preys on adults visiting flowers.

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 friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Northern Plushbackの翼開長は何ですか?

18-28 mm

Northern Plushbackのサイズは何ですか?

10-14 mm

Northern Plushbackの寿命は何ですか?

15-30 日

Northern Plushbackの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Northern Plushbackは何を食べますか?

Adult Northern Plushbacks drink flower nectar and eat pollen for energy.

Northern Plushbackは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens and fields

Northern Plushbackはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Northern Plushbackの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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