Sepsis fulgens Meigen 1826 (Family Sepsidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: 3-3.5mm;
Wing Length: Male 1.8-3.3mm, Female 2.7-3.4mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? February - November
(Earliest: 31.1)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
Dung

Dead Animalia
Food:
(Adult)

Several Apiaceae Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar

Tussilago farfara Nectar

Galanthus nivalis Nectar

Campanula rotundifolia Nectar

Potentilla erecta Nectar

Myosotis arvensis Nectar

Salix caprea Nectar

Calluna vulgaris Nectar

Nature Spot: Sepsis fulgens


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