Lejogaster metallina (Fabricius 1781) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: 6-7.5mm;
Wing Length: 4.75-6.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - September
(Earliest: 29.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Microhabitat:
(Larva)

Eutrophic Pools
Food:
(Larva)

Submerged Plant Litter
Food:
(Adult)

Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen

Viburnum opulus Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Lejogaster metallina


Pictures © 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012 J.K. Lindsey

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