Male |
Female |
Couple |
 |
|
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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