Temnostoma vespiforme (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Syrphidae)

Length: 14-18mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 28.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Rotten Wood
Food:
(Adult)

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Trifolium pratense Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
(Larva)

Several Crabronidae
Models:
Vespula rufa


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