Male with Prey Female

Couple

Length: Male 7.5-9.3mm, Female 7.5-10.2mm;
Wing Length: Male 7-8.7mm, Female 6.8-8.6mm;
Proboscis Length: 2.5-3mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - September (Earliest: 3.6)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows
Food:	Pseudomallada ventralis Adult	Other Insecta	Many Asteraceae Nectar	Rubus fruticosus Nectar
	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar	Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar	Calystegia sepium Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar
	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Viburnum opulus Nectar

Nature Spot: Empis livida

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