Cheilosia latifrons [intonsa] (Zetterstedt 1843) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Length: Male 6-9mm, Female 7-9mm;
Wing Length: 5.5-7.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - September
(Earliest: 5.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Root & Stem Borer)

Leontodon hispidus

Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous root & Stem Borer)

Crepis
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Cheilosia latifrons


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