Empis nigricans Meigen 1804 (Family Empididae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: Male 7.5-9.7mm, Female 7.3-9.6mm;
Wing Length: Male 8-9.2mm, Female 7.2-9.1mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - May
(Earliest: 25.4)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
Diptera

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar

Veronica chamaedrys Nectar

Geranium sylvaticum Nectar

Alliaria petiolata Nectar

Myosotis arvensis Nectar

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Crataegus Nectar


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