Empis pennipes Linnaeus 1758 (Family Empididae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 3.6-5.2mm, Female 3.8-5.2mm; Wing Length: Male 3.6-4.8mm, Female 4-5.2mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 24.4)

Habitat:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
Insecta

Several Caryophyllaceae Nectar

Several Asteraceae Nectar

Geranium sylvaticum Nectar

Meum athamanticum Nectar

Polygonum bistorta Nectar

Crataegus laevigata Nectar

Crataegus monogyna Nectar

Salix cinerea Nectar


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

Caution

Back to Ecology of Commanster