Male |
Female |
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Male |
Female |
Length: 5-7mm;
Wing Length: 4.5-6.75mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | April - October (Earliest: 27.3) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows | |||
|
Food: (Larva) (Root & Stem Borer) |
Achillea millefolium |
Sonchus oleraceus | ||
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Food: (Adult) |
Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen |
Salix aurita Nectar, Pollen |
Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen |
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
|
Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cheilosia vernalis
Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2012 J.K. Lindsey
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