Melanogaster nuda [viduata] (Macquart 1829) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 5-6mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 25.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Microhabitat:
(Larva)

Eutrophic Pools
Food:
(Larva)

Submerged Plant Litter
Food:
(Adult)

Ranunculus repens Nectar, Pollen

Angelica sylvestris Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae


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