Pipiza quadrimaculata (Panzer 1804) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 5-9mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - August
(Earliest: 21.5)

Biotopes:
Stream Banks

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)

Aphididae
Food:
(Adult)

Ranunculus acris Nectar, Pollen

Ranunculus repens Nectar, Pollen

Potentilla erecta Nectar, Pollen

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae


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