Hylemya variata (Fallén 1823) (Family Anthomyiidae)


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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