Male

Female

Length: 6-7mm;
Wing Length: 5.75-6.5mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - June (Earliest: 24.4)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Root & Stem Borer)	Several Asteraceae
Food: (Adult)	Bellis perennis Nectar, Pollen	Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Cheilosia urbana

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