Dasytes niger (Linnaeus 1767) (Family Dasytidae)

Length: 3.5-5.3mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - August
(Earliest: 17.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Microhabitat:
(Larva)

Rotten Wood
Food:
(Larva)

Insecta
Food:
(Adult)

Several Asteraceae Pollen

Anthriscus sylvestris Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Pollen

Ranunculus acris Pollen

Ranunculus flammula Pollen

Malva moschata Pollen

Stellaria holostea Pollen

Stachys sylvatica Pollen

Alopecurus pratensis Pollen

UK Beetles: Dasytes niger


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