Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: 12-13mm;
Wing Length: 8.5-11.25mm;
Proboscis Length: 5.5-6mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? March - November
(Earliest: 11.4)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Stream Banks

Heath and Moorland

Meadows

Wet Meadows

Hedge Rows
Microhabitat:
(Larva)

Eutrophic Pools

Wet Dung
Food:
(Larva)

Submerged Plant Litter
Food:
(Adult)

Many Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen

Several Brassicaceae Nectar, Pollen

Several Rosaceae Nectar, Pollen

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Bistorta officinalis Nectar, Pollen

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen

Oxalis acetosella Nectar, Pollen

Succisa pratensis Nectar, Pollen

Myosotis arvensis Nectar, Pollen

Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Nature Spot: The Footballer - Helophilus pendulus
InsektenBox: Gemeine Sonnenschwebfliege


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 J.K. Lindsey

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