Male |
Female 
Larva |
|
Male |
Female
Larva |
Length: 7mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Imago |
| ? | November - March (Earliest: 5.4) | ? | March - October
(Earliest: 26.4) |
| Habitat: |
Wet Forest |
Pond Edge |
Peat Bogs and Fens | |
|
Food: (Larva) |
Pond Detritus | |||
|
Food: (Adult Male) |
Polygonum bistorta Nectar |
Angelica sylvestris Nectar |
Calluna vulgaris Nectar | |
|
Food: (Adult Female) |
Mammalia Blood | |||
|
Predators: (Larva) |
Gyrinus substriatus |
Dytiscidae |
Odonata | |
|
Predators: (Adult) |
Gerris |
Hydrometra stagnorum |
Velia caprai |
Dolomedes fimbriatus |
Pirata piraticus |
Tetragnatha extensa |
Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 J.K. Lindsey
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