Melinda gentilis [caerulea] Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 (Family Calliphoridae)


Male

Female

Length: 5-10mm;
Wingspan: 14-18mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? March - October
(Earliest: 21.3)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Heath and Moorland

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Hygromiidae
Food:
(Adult)

Tussilago farfara Nectar, Pollen

Alliaria petiolata Nectar, Pollen

Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen

Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Mesoleptus incessor


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