Empis ciliata Fabricius 1787 (Family Empididae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: Male 9.5-12.2mm, Female 9-13mm;
Wing Length: Male 9-10.5, Female 9.3-11.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - June
(Earliest: 24.4)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows

Wet Meadows
Food:
Diptera

Several Apiaceae Nectar

Several Brassicaceae Nectar

Bellis perennis Nectar

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar

Stellaria holostea Nectar

Bistorta officinalis Nectar

Veronica chamaedrys Nectar

Ranunculus acris Nectar

Menyanthes trifoliata Nectar

Crataegus Nectar

Malus sylvestris Nectar
Parasitoids:
Zoophthora lanceolata


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