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| Taurus fly | ...t southern Europe, but is rare. It is medium-sized, compact and almost spherical in shape. It is mostly yellow in colour and has black spots and ligatures. It is covered in fine hairs.
The head is spherical and black and the antennae are very small and thin. The third segment of the antenna is very short and with apically thin hair. The proboscis is strikingly large, yellow in colour and appears slightly darker at the end. In the resting position it lies on the belly amongst the legs. The pr...
...om reddish-yellow to yellow in colour.
The Taurus fly feeds on the nectar of the various plant species whose blossoms she visits. The female lays her eggs on branches of trees or on blades of grass. The number of eggs (located singly or in or in small clusters) can amount to more than 1000.
The larvae are very small when they hatch. At the end of their abdomen is an apparature through which they can move like loopers (inchworms). The larvae feed parasitically on spiders or on their young. They jump on approaching spiders and penetrate (through the skin at one... | | |
| ...er marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), marbled fritillary (Brenthis daphne), bog fritillary or ocellate bog fritillary (Boloria eunomia), pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne), titania's fritillary or purple bog fritillary (Boloria titania), small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene), weaver's fritillary or violet fritillary (Boloria dia), thor's fritillary (Boloria thore or Clossiana thore), cranberry fritillary (Boloria aquilonaris), red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), indian red admiral ...
...llary (Boloria dia), thor's fritillary (Boloria thore or Clossiana thore), cranberry fritillary (Boloria aquilonaris), red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), indian red admiral (Vanessa indica), painted lady (Vanessa cardui), european peacock (Inachis io), small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), comma (Polygonia c-album), map (Araschnia levana), camberwell beauty or mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), blackleg tortoiseshell or large tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros), l-album wainscot (Mythimna l-album), ...
...(Lopinga achine), woodland brown (Lopinga achine), large heath or common ringlet (Coenonympha tullia), false ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus), pearly heath (Coenonympha arcania), chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion), scarce heath (Coenonympha hero), small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus), the ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus), scotch argus (Erebia aethiops), woodland ringlet (Erebia medusa), meadow brown (Maniola jurtina), grayling (Hipparchia semele), hermit (Chazara briseis) and great banded grayling (B... | | |
| After mating, the fertilized females lay their yellowish to reddish-brown eggs, individually or in small groups, on the food plants of their larvae. The larvae are yellowish after hatching and resemble caterpillars. They have 8 small pairs of legs attached to the abdomen. Their antennae have 4 - 5 segments. The larvae of Tenthredo campestris feed on the leaves of various herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs. Their food of preference is ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria). When ...
... - 5 segments. The larvae of Tenthredo campestris feed on the leaves of various herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs. Their food of preference is ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria). When disturbed, the larvae curl into a "S" and resemble small snakes. En masse these larvae can cause major damage to shrubs and trees. | | |
| | Bees are vegetarians, mainly living on sweet plant juice. Pollen serves as their supply of protein. Some bees live in colonies. Most of the bees are solitary. Sometimes solitary bees live in small commons. The small commons primarily enable the solitary bees to rear their offspring together and temporarily to protect themselves. Even sleeping, hibernation and guards groups are formed. Bees which live in colonies however, are non–transient , socially sophistica... | | |
| Bibio marci have relatively short antennae (9 sections ). Females and males can be easily differentiated by their eyes. . The males have hemispherical shaped eyes, while the female's eyes are small and on the side of the head. The females are smaller than the males. The males typically let their legs hang down in flight and are rough and hairy. The females are predominantly smooth. The wings of the females appear black, the wings of the males, white.
The main food source of the Bibio marc...
...ales are predominantly smooth. The wings of the females appear black, the wings of the males, white.
The main food source of the Bibio marci are different plant juices, nectar and sometimes pollen. Bibio marci like living in bushes, shrubs or on small plants. | | |
| ...rimulaceae).
The females dig tunnels in loose soil for their nests. These tunnels are approximately 100 mm long and sometimes branched. It can happen that several females build their nests very close to each other. The nests are equipped with small chambersshaped like hazelnuts, which are smooth inside and treated with an antibiotic acting secretion. The front brood chamber is often filled with the food supply and is meant to divert parasites’ attention from the brood in the rear chambers.
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... filled with the food supply and is meant to divert parasites’ attention from the brood in the rear chambers.
Before oviposition occurs, the females fill the brood chambers with a puree of pollen and nectar, on which they lay their eggs ,in a small puddle of nectar. The hatched larvae feed on the puree until early autumn, thereafter they pupate within the brood chamber. They overwinter as pupae and hatch as adult bees in March. Among the parasites who feed on the brood of Anthophora and Ame... | | |
| ...t brown in colour and have indistinct dark spots and rings. The midfoot (metatarsal) of the first leg pair is (on the ventral side) slightly hairy, ( on the ventral side).
Due to its appearance, the autumn spider can easily can confused with the small autumn spider (Metellina mengei), which is similar in colour. . The species can be told apart by the shape of their genitals, their body size and the hair on the legs of the males.
The autumn spider can be encountered in a wide range of environ...
...ges, clearings, box, trees, lawns, gardens, hedgerows, bogs and swamps, where it can be found as a mature adult in herbal layers and shrub layers from August to October.
The autumn spider is diurnal and feeds on insects. It builds a relatively small orb-web which is often close to the ground, The web is not more than about 1.5 metres from the ground. The autumn spider is usually found upside down in the centre of its web or near the edge , waiting for prey. In case of danger or disturban... | | |
| These are very small flies, about 2-3 mm in length and their bodies are mostly yellow in colour. The head and antennae are bright yellow. The top section? the upper surface? of their chest (thorax) is shiny black. Their scutellum is also light yellow. They have markings...
...dies.
The adult flies have a life span of about 1 week and only feed on vegetables (phytophagous). Aside from the open air, they are mainly encountered in greenhouses. After hatching from pupae, the females start feeding immediately. They drill small holes in the top surface of plants’ leaves using their ovipositors and suck up liquid with their mouth parts. The damaged areas on the leaf tissue (which also enable bacteria and fungi to penetrate into the plant) are clearly visible as yellowis... | | |
| | Green long-legged flies prefer to be in the vicinity of small rivers, streams and ponds. They feed on honeydew, which they find on the leaves of plants, but they mainly survive by preying on worms, small insects and their larvae. | | |
| Small-headed flies, are commonly found throughout the world with the exception of some islands. They are divided into 3 subfamilies (Panopinae, Philopotinae and Acrocerinae), and 50 genera with a total of approximately 520 different species. While most ...
...lopotinae and Acrocerinae), and 50 genera with a total of approximately 520 different species. While most species live in the tropics and subtropics, there are a total of 10 genera in Europe from all three sub-families. Some examples of genera of small-headed flies are: Acrocera, Astomella, Corononcodes, Cyrtus, Eulonchus, Lasia, Ocnaea, Ogcodes, Oligoneura, Opsebius, Philopota, Pterodontia and Turbopsebius. In Germany there are 8 known species while in North America there are approximately ten t... | | |
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