Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Heath and Moorland |
Food: (Larva) |
Aphis fabae |
Macrosiphum rosae |
Possible Food: (Larva) |
Other Aphididae |
Food: (Adult) 90% Pollen 10% Nectar |
Several Apiaceae Pollen |
Many Asteraceae Pollen |
Several Lamiaceae Pollen |
Several Rosaceae Pollen |
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Epilobium angustifolium Pollen |
Epilobium hirsutum Pollen |
Galium aparine Pollen |
Galium mollugo Pollen |
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Persicaria maculosa Pollen |
Rumex obtusifolius Pollen |
Digitalis purpurea Pollen |
Calystegia sepium Pollen |
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Chenopodium album Pollen |
Campanula rotundifolia Pollen |
Malva moschata Pollen |
Succisa pratensis Pollen |
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Ranunculus flammula Pollen |
Hypericum maculatum Pollen |
Stellaria graminea Pollen |
Eleocharis palustris Pollen |
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Juncus articulatus Pollen |
Salix aurita Pollen |
Sambucus nigra Pollen |
Viburnum opulus Pollen |
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Calluna vulgaris Pollen |
Parasitoids: |
Bathythrix pellucidator Larva |
Diplazon laetatorius Larva |
Entomophthora syrphi |
Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Predators: |
Mellinus arvensis |
Other Possible Predators: (Larva) |
Several Crabronidae |
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