Male |
Female |
Couple |
 |
|
Male |
Female |
|
Couple |
|
Length: 5-6mm;
Wing Length 3.5-5mm;
Proboscis Length: 2mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | April - November (Earliest: 9.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows | |||
|
Microhabitat: (Larva) |
Eutrophic Pools |
Wet Dung | ||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Submerged Plant Litter | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen |
Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen |
Several Rosaceae Nectar, Pollen |
Stellaria graminea Nectar, Pollen |
Stellaria holostea Nectar, Pollen |
Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar, Pollen |
Alliaria petiolata Nectar, Pollen |
Cardamine amara Nectar, Pollen | |
Wahlenbergia hederacea Nectar, Pollen |
Myosotis nemorosa Nectar, Pollen |
Scrophularia nodosa Nectar, Pollen |
Veronica chamaedrys Nectar, Pollen | |
Malva moschata Nectar, Pollen |
Oxalis corniculata Nectar, Pollen |
Chenopodium album Nectar, Pollen |
Galium mollugo Nectar, Pollen | |
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
|
Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Nature Spot: Neoascia podagrica
Pictures © 2003, 2008 J.K. Lindsey
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