Empis ciliata Fabricius 1787 (Family Empididae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: Male 9.5-12.2mm, Female 9-13mm; Wing Length Male 9-10.5, Female 9.3-11.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? ? ? May - June
(Earliest: 3.5)

Habitat:
Hedge Rows
Food:
Diptera

Taraxacum officinale Nectar

Alliaria petiolata Nectar

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Cardamine pratensis Nectar

Polygonum bistorta Nectar

Crataegus laevigata Nectar

Crataegus monogyna Nectar


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