Fig wasp

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:color brown
gptkbp:commonName fig wasp
gptkbp:diet pollen
fig seeds
gptkbp:distribution worldwide in fig-growing regions
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1800s
gptkbp:habitat subtropical regions
tropical regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fig wasp
gptkbp:importantFor essential for fig reproduction
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifeCycle larvae develop inside fig fruits
gptkbp:lifespan few days as adults
gptkbp:loveInterest mutualism with fig trees
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Blastophaga_psenes
gptkb:Ceratosolen_spp.
gptkb:Pegoscapus_spp.
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:parasitizes non-pollinating wasps
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:reproduction lays eggs in fig flowers
gptkbp:role pollinates fig trees
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Agaonidae
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females are winged, males are wingless
gptkbp:size 1-2 mm
gptkbp:symbiosisWith obligate mutualism with Ficus species
gptkbp:taxonRank superfamily
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fig
gptkb:Fig_wasps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6