Male

Female

Length: 8-11mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - June (Earliest: 1.5)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Spruce Forest Edge
Food: (Larva)	Petasites hybridus Roots
Food: (Adult)	Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Cheilosia chloris

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