食蚜蠅分(fen)布(bu)(bu)很廣,從遼寧到廣東,從臺灣云南均有分(fen)布(bu)(bu);也(ye)分(fen)布(bu)(bu)于東南亞,日(ri)本,朝鮮(xian),俄羅斯等地。
食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)是常(chang)見的(de)(de)(de)天敵昆(kun)蟲(chong)(chong),以幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)捕(bu)(bu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蟲(chong)(chong)而(er)(er)(er)(er)著稱。但(dan)實際上,還有(you)(you)不(bu)少(shao)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)種類(lei)(lei),它們(men)(men)的(de)(de)(de)幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)并不(bu)捕(bu)(bu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蟲(chong)(chong),而(er)(er)(er)(er)是植(zhi)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)性(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)(de),幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)在植(zhi)物體(ti)(ti)內取食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)植(zhi)物的(de)(de)(de)組織(zhi),或者(zhe)是腐(fu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)性(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)(de),幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)以腐(fu)敗的(de)(de)(de)有(you)(you)機物或禽(qin)畜糞便(bian)為(wei)(wei)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。即使在捕(bu)(bu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)性(xing)(xing)(xing)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)中,也可(ke)以其(qi)他昆(kun)蟲(chong)(chong)為(wei)(wei)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),如(ru)(ru)捕(bu)(bu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)鱗翅(chi)目(mu)的(de)(de)(de)幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)、葉蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong),或甚至捕(bu)(bu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)其(qi)他的(de)(de)(de)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)。圖《食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)頭部特寫》中所示(shi)的(de)(de)(de)羽(yu)芒寬(kuan)(kuan)盾食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)不(bu)是捕(bu)(bu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)性(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)(de),幼(you)蟲(chong)(chong)屬(shu)于(yu)腐(fu)食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)性(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)(de)。食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)成蟲(chong)(chong)腹部多有(you)(you)黃、黑斑(ban)紋,不(bu)少(shao)種類(lei)(lei)有(you)(you)明顯的(de)(de)(de)擬態現象(xiang),往往被誤認為(wei)(wei)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)。由于(yu)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)很(hen)強大,腹末有(you)(you)刺,不(bu)好惹;中胸背(bei)板黑色(se),具銅色(se)光澤,腹部狹卵形,黑色(se),食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)由于(yu)像蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng),從而(er)(er)(er)(er)起到保護(hu)作用。但(dan)如(ru)(ru)果我們(men)(men)仔細觀察(cha)一番,不(bu)難區分。食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)屬(shu)于(yu)雙翅(chi)目(mu),即體(ti)(ti)上只有(you)(you)一對翅(chi)膀,而(er)(er)(er)(er)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)類(lei)(lei)屬(shu)膜翅(chi)目(mu),體(ti)(ti)上有(you)(you)二對翅(chi)膀;食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)的(de)(de)(de)觸角(jiao)短(duan),而(er)(er)(er)(er)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)類(lei)(lei)觸角(jiao)較長(chang);食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)的(de)(de)(de)后(hou)足(zu)纖細,而(er)(er)(er)(er)常(chang)見的(de)(de)(de)蜜(mi)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)等蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)類(lei)(lei)有(you)(you)比較寬(kuan)(kuan)闊(kuo)的(de)(de)(de)后(hou)足(zu),用以收集花粉。對于(yu)熟悉食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)的(de)(de)(de)人(ren)來說,即使在飛行(xing)中也可(ke)以看出它們(men)(men)與蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)類(lei)(lei)的(de)(de)(de)不(bu)一樣來:食(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)蚜(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)蠅(ying)(ying)(ying)在飛行(xing)時能較長(chang)時間懸定于(yu)空中某一點,后(hou)突然(ran)飛到附(fu)近(jin)另一點,飛行(xing)動(dong)作平(ping)穩(wen),而(er)(er)(er)(er)蜂(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)類(lei)(lei)飛行(xing)時常(chang)常(chang)有(you)(you)輕微的(de)(de)(de)左右擺動(dong)。
食蚜蠅成(cheng)蟲早春出現(xian),春夏(xia)季盛發(fa),性喜(xi)陽光,常(chang)(chang)(chang)飛(fei)(fei)舞花(hua)間草叢(cong)或(huo)芳香植物上,取(qu)食花(hua)粉(fen)、花(hua)蜜,并傳播(bo)花(hua)粉(fen),時或(huo)吸取(qu)樹汁。成(cheng)蟲飛(fei)(fei)翔力強,常(chang)(chang)(chang)翱翔空中(zhong),或(huo)振動雙翅(chi)在空中(zhong)停留(liu)不動,或(huo)突然作(zuo)直線高速(su)飛(fei)(fei)行(xing)而后盤(pan)旋徘徊(huai)。食蚜蠅本身無螫(shi)刺或(huo)叮咬能力,但常(chang)(chang)(chang)有各種(zhong)擬(ni)態,在體型、色澤上常(chang)(chang)(chang)摹(mo)仿(fang)黃蜂或(huo)蜜蜂,且能仿(fang)效蜂類作(zuo)螫(shi)刺動作(zuo)。如體大、被毛、具黃黑斑紋(wen)的(de)(de)屬摹(mo)仿(fang)熊蜂,并能發(fa)出蜜蜂一樣的(de)(de)嗡嗡聲。蟻穴(xue)蚜蠅亞(ya)科的(de)(de)某些種(zhong)類摹(mo)仿(fang)蜜蜂。
幼蟲(chong)(chong)生活(huo)習(xi)性復雜(za),因此(ci),口器隨種(zhong)類而異。例如:腐(fu)食性種(zhong)類以(yi)腐(fu)敗的(de)(de)動(dong)植物(wu)(wu)為(wei)食,并(bing)在其中越冬;也有(you)部(bu)(bu)分幼蟲(chong)(chong)生活(huo)于(yu)污水中。此(ci)外,某(mou)些(xie)類群的(de)(de)幼蟲(chong)(chong)生活(huo)在其他昆蟲(chong)(chong)的(de)(de)巢內,吞(tun)食已死的(de)(de)幼蟲(chong)(chong)和(he)蛹以(yi)及(ji)某(mou)些(xie)動(dong)物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)排泄物(wu)(wu)。植食性種(zhong)類鉆入植物(wu)(wu)木質部(bu)(bu)中生活(huo),有(you)的(de)(de)為(wei)害植物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)球莖。捕食性種(zhong)類則以(yi)捕食蚜蟲(chong)(chong)為(wei)主,是蚜蟲(chong)(chong)、介殼蟲(chong)(chong)、粉虱、葉(xie)蟬、薊馬(ma)、鱗翅目小幼蟲(chong)(chong)等(deng)的(de)(de)有(you)效天敵(di)。
成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)羽化后(hou)必須取(qu)食花粉(fen)才能發育繁殖,否則卵巢不(bu)能發育。許多種類的(de)(de)(de)成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)在(zai)露天或樹林(lin)中飛翔交配(pei),交配(pei)時(shi)間僅1~2秒鐘。雌蟲(chong)(chong)產卵于(yu)蚜(ya)群中或其附近,以便幼蟲(chong)(chong)孵化后(hou)即(ji)(ji)能得到充足的(de)(de)(de)食料。有時(shi)也產卵于(yu)葉上或莖部。幼蟲(chong)(chong)孵出后(hou)立即(ji)(ji)能捕食周圍的(de)(de)(de)蚜(ya)蟲(chong)(chong)。某些種類的(de)(de)(de)成(cheng)熟幼蟲(chong)(chong)有遷移現(xian)象。一(yi)般以幼蟲(chong)(chong)或蛹在(zai)土中、石下、枯枝落葉下越(yue)冬,少(shao)數以成(cheng)蟲(chong)(chong)越(yue)冬。