Males |
 |
Female |
Couple |
|
Males |
|
|
Female |
Couple |
Length: 11-17mm;
Wing Length: 8-14mm;
Proboscis Length: 7-8mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | (Winter) | ? | April - September (Earliest: 21.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Wet Meadows | ||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Apidae Wastes |
Vespidae Wastes | ||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen |
Centaurea jacea Nectar, Pollen |
Cirsium palustre Nectar, Pollen |
Bistorta officinalis Nectar, Pollen |
Valeriana officinalis Nectar, Pollen |
Geranium sylvaticum Nectar, Pollen |
Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen | ||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
|
Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae | |||
| Models: |
Several Bombus |
Nature Spot:
Volucella bombylans
Insektenbox:
Hummelschwebfliege
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 J.K. Lindsey
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