Male

Female

Length: 3.5-8mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	(Winter)	May - October (Earliest: 18.4) (4-5 Generations)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Spruce Forest Edge
Food: (Larva)	Dung
Food: (Adult)	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen	Daucus carota Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids: (Larva)	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Figitidae Larvae
Predators:	Mellinus arvensis

Nature Spot: Hylemya variata

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