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The cheese fly larvae are cylindrical and can appear white or cream, with black mouthparts. When fully grown, they are 9–10mm long, 1mm wide, and have 13 segments. When disturbed, the larvae can leap 10-12cm by hooking their mouths into a nearby surface and jerking forward - this is believed to be what has led to the name "cheese skippers". [3]
[7] [8] These organisms are known as cheese skippers because when startled, the larvae (which often infest cured meats and cheese) can leap several inches into the air. [9] P. xanthostoma is an important model organism for sexual selection, larval behavior, and adult reproductive success and survivability. [10]
Protopiophila is a genus of cheese skippers (insects in the family Piophilidae). There are eleven described species in Protopiophila. [1] ... Agriculture Canada ...
The mature larva is about 8 mm (0.31 in) long and is sometimes called the cheese skipper because of its leaping ability - when disturbed, this tiny maggot can hop some 15 cm (6 in) into the air. [4] Adults are also known as bacon flies and their larvae as bacon skippers, ham skippers, cheese maggots, cheese hoppers, etc.
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Protopiophila latipes is a species of cheese skippers, insects in the family Piophilidae. [1] [2] References This page was last edited on 30 ...
Hesperia leonardus, the Leonard's skipper, [2] is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.There are three subspecies. Next to the nominate species, these are the Pawnee skipper (ssp. pawnee), which is found in North America from western Montana and south-eastern Saskatchewan east to Minnesota, south to central Colorado and Kansas.
The only similar species in this skipper's range is the Zabulon skipper. [2] The Hobomok skipper has a more northern range and different flight period than the Zabulon skipper. They also have more squared wings. The upperside of the male Hobomok skipper's wings has thicker dark margins.