Epistrophe diaphana (Zetterstedt 1843) (Family Syrphidae)


Female

Length: 10-13mm;
Wing Length: 7.25-9.75mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - August
(Earliest: 3.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Aphididae
Food:
(Adult)

Achillea millefolium Nectar, Pollen

Ranunculus acris Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Epistrophe diaphana


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