Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Length: 6-8mm;
Wing Length: 5.5-7.75mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | April - July (Earliest: 25.3) |
| Biotopes: |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Heath and Moorland |
Hedge Rows |
Meadows |
|
Food: (Larva) |
Aphididae | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen |
Vaccinium myrtillus Nectar, Pollen |
Salix aurita Nectar, Pollen |
Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen | ||||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
|
Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Nature Spot: Parasyrphus punctulatus
Pictures © 2003, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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