Siphona cristata (Fabricius 1805) (Family Tachinidae)


Couple

Length: 4-5.5mm;
Wingspan: 9-10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? (Winter) May - October
(Earliest: 21.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Wet Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Several Noctuidae

Erannis defoliaria
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Other Noctuidae
Food:
(Adult)

Many Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Angelica sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

Malva moschata Nectar, Pollen

Rosa canina Nectar, Pollen

Thymus pulegioides Nectar, Pollen


Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2007, 2011 J.K. Lindsey

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