Brachypalpoides lentus [Xylota lenta] (Meigen 1822) (Family Syrphidae)


Female

Length: 11-14mm;
Wing Length: 10-12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - August
(Earliest: 9.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Dead Angiosperm Wood
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae
Models:
Anoplius nigerrimus

Priocnemis perturbator

Nature Spot: Brachypalpoides lentus


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