Male |
Female |
Couple |
 |
|
Male |
Female |
|
Couple |
|
Length: 4.5-8.2mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | March - May (Earliest: 5.2) August - October (Earliest: 3.8) |
| Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Hedge Rows | ||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Dung | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen |
Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen |
Mentha arvensis Nectar, Pollen |
Mentha suaveolens Nectar, Pollen |
Euphorbia helioscopia Nectar, Pollen |
Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen |
Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen |
Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen | |
Crataegus Nectar, Pollen | ||||
|
Parasitoids: (Larva) |
Megacara hortulana Larva | |||
| Predators: |
Mellinus arvensis |
Nature Spot: Neomyia cornicina
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 J.K. Lindsey
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