Platycheirus granditarsus [Pyrophaena granditarsa] (Forster 1771) (Family Syrphidae)
Male |
Female |
Length: 8-11mm;
Wing Length: 5.25-8.5mm
Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Wet Meadows |
Food: (Larva) |
Aphididae |
Food: (Adult) |
Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen |
Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen |
Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Nature Spot:
Platycheirus granditarsus
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