Male	Female
Couple

Length: Male 6-9.5mm, Female 6.8-10mm;
Wing Length: Male 7.2-9mm, Female 7-9mm;
Proboscis Length: 3-3.5mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - May (Earliest: 23.4)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows
Food:	Insecta	Barbarea vulgaris Nectar	Taraxacum campylodes Nectar	Veronica chamaedrys Nectar
	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar	Stellaria holostea Nectar	Geranium sylvaticum Nectar	Crataegus Nectar
Predators:	Araniella cucurbitina

Nature Spot: Empis opaca

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