Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Length: 6-8mm;
Wing Length: 5-6mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | April - September (Earliest: 21.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Wet Forest Edge |
Meadows | ||
|
Microhabitat: (Larva) |
Eutrophic Pools | |||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Submerged Plant Litter | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Ranunculaceae Nectar, Pollen |
Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen |
Daucus carota Nectar, Pollen |
Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen |
|
Parasitoids: (Larva) |
Rhembobius bifrons Larva | |||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Nature Spot: Melanogaster hirtella
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2009 J.K. Lindsey
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