Platycheirus [Platychirus] fulviventris (Macquart 1829) (Family Syrphidae) 
|   Male
 |   Female
 | 
Length: 7-9mm;
Wing Length: 6-7.75mm
| Biotopes: |   Hedge Rows
 | 
| Food: (Larva)
 |   Aphididae
 | 
| Food: (Adult)
 |   Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar, Pollen
 |   Lapsana communis Nectar, Pollen
 | 
| Possible Parasitoids: |   Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
 | 
| Possible Predators: (Larva)
 |   Several Crabronidae
 | 
Nature Spot:
Platycheirus fulviventris
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