Tiphia minuta Vander Linden 1827 (Family Tiphiidae)


Male

Female (with Meligethes atratus)

Length: Male 4-6mm, Female 5-7mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - August
(Earliest: 8.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Aphodiidae Larvae

Geotrupidae Larvae

Tenebrionidae Larvae
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Meum athamanticum Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar

BWARS: Tiphia minuta


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