Cheilosia antiqua (Meigen 1822) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 6-8mm;
Wing Length: 5.75-8.25mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - June
(Earliest: 15.5)

Biotopes:
Beech Forest Edge

Hedge Rows
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Lysimachia
Food:
(Adult)

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

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

Several Crabronidae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Cheilosia antiqua


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