Eupeodes [Metasyrphus] bucculatus (Rondani 1857) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 9-12mm;
Wing Length: 7-8mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - October
(Earliest: 2.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Aphididae
Food:
(Adult)

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Eupeodes bucculatus


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