Male	Female
	Larva

Length: 10-12mm;
Wing Length: 7.25-11.5mm;
Proboscis Length: 3-4mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	(Earliest: 1.6)	?	March - November (Earliest: 24.4)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva)	Several Aphididae
Possible Food: (Larva)	Other Aphididae
Food: (Adult) 90% Pollen 10% Nectar	Several Apiaceae Pollen	Many Asteraceae Pollen	Galeopsis tetrahit Pollen	Hypericum maculatum Pollen
	Hypericum perforatum Pollen	Malva moschata Pollen	Galium mollugo Pollen	Sambucus nigra Pollen
	Crataegus Pollen
Parasitoids:	Diplazon laetatorius Larva	Ethelurgus sodalis Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae
Predators:	Mellinus arvensis

Nature Spot: Syrphus ribesii
Insektenbox: Gemeine Garten-Schwebfliege

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