Sepsis cynipsea (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Sepsidae)


Female

Couple

Length: 3-4mm;
Wing Length: Male 2.4-3.2mm, Female 2.3-3.4mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? February - October
(Earliest: 22.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
Cow Dung
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:
Cothonaspis gracilis Larva

Nature Spot: Sepsis cynipsea


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