Chalcosyrphus [Xylota] femoratus (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 12-15mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - August
(Earliest: 10.6)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Dead Wood
Food:
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae


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