Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Length: 8-11mm;
Wing Length: 8-9.5mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | (Winter) | ? | March - October (Earliest: 29.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Wet Meadows | ||
|
Microhabitat: (Larva) |
Eutrophic Pools | |||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Submerged Plant Litter | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Several Apiaceae Nectar |
Several Asteraceae Nectar |
Mentha suaveolens Nectar |
Salix aurita Nectar |
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Nature Spot: Eristalis abusivus
Pictures © 2003, 2007, 2008 J.K. Lindsey
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