Empis stercorea Linnaeus 1761 (Family Empididae)

Length: Male 5.2-7.5mm, Female 6.8-9.2mm;
Wing Length: Male 6.6-9mm, Female 7-8.3mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - July
(Earliest: 7.5)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
Insecta

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar

Alliaria petiolata Nectar

Crataegus Nectar

Nature Spot: Empis stercorea


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