Platycheirus [Platychirus] rosarum (Fabricius 1787) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Length: 7-10mm;
Wing Length: 5.25-7.75mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Winter) ? April - September
(Earliest: 21.8)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Aphididae
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Platycheirus rosarum


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