Male

Female

Length: 10-13.5mm;
Wing Length: 8.5-11.75mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	March - November (Earliest: 31.3)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva)	Aphididae
Food: (Adult)	Heracleum sphondylium Pollen	Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Diplazon laetatorius Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Syrphus torvus

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