Male |
Female |
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Male |
Female |
Length: 5-7mm;
Wing Length: 4.75-7mm;
Proboscis Length: 2mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | (Winter) | ? | April - November (Earliest: 25.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Heath and Moorland |
Pond Edge | |
|
Food: (Larva) |
Aphididae | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen |
Ranunculus flammula Nectar, Pollen |
Ranunculus repens Nectar, Pollen |
Potentilla erecta Nectar, Pollen |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen |
Urtica dioica Nectar, Pollen |
Eleocharis palustris Pollen |
Phleum pratense Pollen | |
Dactylis glomerata Pollen |
Calluna vulgaris Pollen |
Salix aurita Nectar | ||
| Parasitoids: |
Diplazon laetatorius Larva | |||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
| Predators: |
Mellinus arvensis | |||
|
Other Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Nature Spot: Melanostoma mellinum
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2007 J.K. Lindsey
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