Male

Female

Length: 12-15mm;
Wing Length: 10.5-12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	March - November (Earliest: 23.3)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva)	Aphididae
Food: (Adult)	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen	Rumex acetosa
	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen	Hypericum maculatum Pollen	Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen	Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen
	Crataegus Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Diplazon laetatorius Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Scaeva selenitica
InsektenBox: Scaeva selenitica

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