Male	Female
Couple

Length: 7-9mm;
Wing Length: 4.25-7mm;
Proboscis Length: 3-3.5mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	(Winter)	?	March - November (Earliest: 16.4)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva)	Dung	Compost
Food: (Adult) 90% Nectar 10% Pollen	Several Apiaceae Nectar	Many Asteraceae Nectar	Several Brassicaceae Nectar	Several Lamiaceae Nectar
	Several Rosaceae Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar	Epilobium hirsutum Nectar	Bistorta officinalis Nectar
	Rumex obtusifolius Nectar	Stellaria holostea Nectar	Galium mollugo Nectar	Hypericum maculatum Pollen
	Calluna vulgaris Nectar	Salix cinerea Nectar	Viburnum opulus Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Predators:	Ectemnius dives
Other Possible Predators:	Several Crabronidae

Nature Spot: Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens
Insektenbox: Gemeine Keulenschwebfliege

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