Male

Female

Length: 5-8.5mm;
Wing Length: 4.75-8.5mm;
Proboscis Length: 2.5-3mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	March - October (Earliest: 8.4)

Biotopes:	Spruce Forest Edge
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Root & Stem Borer)	Several Apiaceae
Food: (Adult)	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Ficaria verna Nectar, Pollen	Rubus fruticosus Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Cheilosia pagana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cheilosia pagana

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