Fig wasps

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
Pollinator
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Fig_wasp
gptkbp:diet Larvae feed on fig flowers
gptkbp:discoveredBy Joseph-Étienne Giraud (Agaonidae family described)
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide in fig-growing regions
gptkbp:habitat Tropical regions
Subtropical regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fig wasps
gptkbp:importantFor Keystone species in fig ecosystems
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lays_eggs_in gptkb:Fig_syconium
gptkbp:lifeCycle Larvae develop inside figs
gptkbp:lifespan Short (often days to weeks)
gptkbp:loveInterest Mutualism with fig trees
gptkbp:morphologicalType Females have ovipositors
Males often wingless
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:pollinatedBy Fig trees
gptkbp:reproduction Females enter fig to lay eggs
gptkbp:role Essential for fig reproduction
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Agaonidae
gptkbp:size Small
gptkbp:taxonRank Superfamily
gptkbp:threats Habitat loss
Climate change
gptkbp:進化 Coevolved with fig trees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Banyan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5