Volucella bombylans (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Syrphidae)


Males

Female

Couple

Length: 11-17mm, Wing Length: 8-14mm; Proboscis Length: 7-8mm
Egg Larva Pupa Imago
? Winter ? April - September
(Earliest: 19.4)

Habitat:
Spruce Forest Edge

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Apidae Wastes

Vespidae Wastes
Food:
(Adult)

Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen

Polygonum bistorta Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Valeriana officinalis Nectar, Pollen

Geranium sylvaticum Nectar, Pollen

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen

Insektenbox: Hummelschwebfliege


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