Male |
Female |
|
Male |
Female |
Length: 7-8mm;
Wing Length: 5.5mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | ? | ? | May - August (Earliest: 9.6) |
| Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Hedge Rows | ||
|
Food: (Larva) |
Aphididae | |||
|
Food: (Adult) |
Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen |
Hieracium umbellatum Nectar, Pollen |
Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen |
Chelidonium majus Nectar, Pollen |
Euphorbia helioscopia Nectar, Pollen |
Potentilla erecta Nectar, Pollen |
Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen | ||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae | |||
|
Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
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