Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Syrphidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: 7-9mm, Wing Length: 4.25-7mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? Winter ? March - November
(Earliest: 16.4)

Habitat:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Dung
Food:
(Adult)
90% Nectar
10% Pollen

Several Asteraceae Nectar

Polygonum bistorta Nectar

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar

Several Lamiaceae Nectar

Alliaria petiolata Nectar

Rumex obtusifolius Nectar

Calluna vulgaris Nectar

Crataegus monogyna Nectar

Crataegus laevigata Nectar

Salix cinerea Nectar

Insektenbox: Gemeine Keulenschwebfliege


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