Empis trigramma Wiedemann in Meigen 1822 (Family Empididae)


Male

Female

Courtship

Couple

Length: Male 4.8-7.2mm, Female 5.8-8.3mm;
Wing Length: Male 5.8-8.2mm, Female 6-7.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 28.4)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Food:
Insecta

Several Rosaceae Nectar

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar

Leucanthemum vulgare Nectar

Myosotis nemorosa Nectar

Bistorta officinalis Nectar

Nature Spot: Empis trigramma


Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015 J.K. Lindsey

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