Males
Female	Couple
	Larva

Length: 10-12mm;
Wing Length: 6.5-10mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	(Earliest: 27.5)	?	March - November (Earliest: 1.3) (Migratory)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva)	Aphididae
Food: (Adult)	Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Stellaria holostea Nectar, Pollen	Malva moschata Nectar, Pollen
	Rumex obtusifolius Nectar, Pollen	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen	Ranunculus acris Nectar, Pollen	Potentilla erecta Nectar, Pollen
	Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen	Sambucus nigra Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Diplazon laetatorius Larva	Ethelurgus sodalis Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Predators:	Mellinus arvensis	Scathophaga lutaria
Other Possible Predators: (Larva)	Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Eupeodes luniger
Insektenbox: Mondfleck-Feldschwebfliege

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