Male	Female
Mating Dance	Larva

Length: 11-12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	(Earliest: 18.7)	?	April - October (Earliest: 7.4)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Wet Meadows
Microhabitat: (Larva)	Eutrophic Pools
Food: (Larva)	Submerged Plant Litter
Food: (Adult) 90% Nectar 10% Pollen	Several Apiaceae Nectar	Many Asteraceae Nectar	Several Rosaceae Nectar	Succisa pratensis Nectar
	Mentha arvensis Nectar	Caltha palustris Nectar	Anemone nemorosa Pollen	Valeriana officinalis Nectar
	Alliaria petiolata Nectar	Salix caprea Nectar	Salix cinerea Nectar	Viburnum opulus Nectar
	Calluna vulgaris Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Eristalis nemorum (interruptus)
Insektenbox: Mittlere Keilfleckschwebfliege

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