Platycheirus [Platychirus] fulviventris (Macquart 1829) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 7-9mm;
Wing Length: 6-7.75mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - October
(Earliest: 14.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Aphididae
Food:
(Adult)

Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar, Pollen

Lapsana communis Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Platycheirus fulviventris


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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