Empis livida Linnaeus 1758 (Family Empididae)


Male with Prey

Female

Couple

Length: Male 7.5-9.3mm, Female 7.5-10.2mm; Wing Length: Male 7-8.7mm, Female 6.8-8.6mm; Proboscis Length: 2.5-3mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 3.5)

Habitat:
Hedge Rows
Food:
Insecta

Several Rosaceae Nectar

Several Asteraceae Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar

Calystegia sepium Nectar

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar


Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 J.K. Lindsey

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