Sphegina clunipes (Fallén 1816) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Length: 6-7mm;
Wing Length: 4.75-7mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - September
(Earliest: 5.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Rotten Wood
Food:
(Adult)

Cardamine pratensis Nectar, Pollen

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae


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