Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Length: 8-13mm;
Wing Length: 7.25-10.5mm;
Proboscis Length: 3mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | March - November (Earliest: 11.5) (Migratory) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Hedge Rows |
Wet Meadows | |
|
Food: (Larva) |
Aphididae | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Angelica sylvestris Pollen |
Heracleum sphondylium Pollen |
Cirsium palustre Pollen |
Narthecium ossifragum Pollen |
| Parasitoids: |
Diplazon laetatorius Larva | |||
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
| Predators: |
Mellinus arvensis | |||
|
Other Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
Nature Spot: Syrphus vitripennis
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2012 J.K. Lindsey
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