Male
Females |
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Females |
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Length: 7-8.5mm;
Wing Length: 5.5-8mm;
Proboscis Length: 2-2.5mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | (Winter) | ? | April - November (Earliest: 30.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Heath and Moorland | ||
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Food: (Larva) |
Aphis fabae | |||
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Possible Food: (Larva) |
Other Aphididae | |||
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Food: (Adult) 90% Pollen 10% Nectar |
Cardamine amara Pollen |
Cardamine pratensis Pollen |
Stellaria graminea Pollen |
Galium aparine Pollen |
Scorzoneroides autumnalis Pollen |
Papaver dubium Pollen |
Ranunculus repens Pollen |
Crataegus Pollen | |
Molinia caerulea Pollen | ||||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
| Predators: |
Ectemnius dives | |||
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Other Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Nature Spot: Chequered Hoverfly - Melanostoma scalare
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2006 J.K. Lindsey
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