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Dasysyrphus albostriatus (Fallén, 1817)
Wing length: 6.25 to 9mm
Adults on wing April till May (abundant) then through until early November, in the south of UK.
A widespread and a very common species in the south and midlands of the UK, not so common the further North you go. This species is also found over most of Europe and as far south as North Africa. Also, into parts of the far East and into Russia.
Habitat: Mainly woodland edges, hedgerows and parkland edges. having two distinctive generations first in Springtime then another late summer.
The larvae feed mainly at night and have excellent camouflage because of their dark colours and body projections, as they feed on aphids (being favourite) and also other soft-bodied insects.
Adults are found basking on sunlight vegetation (as images show) and visit a wide range of flowers, flowers such as white umbellifers, Calluna, Salix, yellow composites, Succisa pratensis and plants in the Rubus family seem to be some of their favourites. The larvae can be found on both conifers and broadleaved trees. The Sycamore Tree, (Acer pseudoplatanus), being a popular tree to find Dasysyrphus albostriatus larvae.
Read MoreWing length: 6.25 to 9mm
Adults on wing April till May (abundant) then through until early November, in the south of UK.
A widespread and a very common species in the south and midlands of the UK, not so common the further North you go. This species is also found over most of Europe and as far south as North Africa. Also, into parts of the far East and into Russia.
Habitat: Mainly woodland edges, hedgerows and parkland edges. having two distinctive generations first in Springtime then another late summer.
The larvae feed mainly at night and have excellent camouflage because of their dark colours and body projections, as they feed on aphids (being favourite) and also other soft-bodied insects.
Adults are found basking on sunlight vegetation (as images show) and visit a wide range of flowers, flowers such as white umbellifers, Calluna, Salix, yellow composites, Succisa pratensis and plants in the Rubus family seem to be some of their favourites. The larvae can be found on both conifers and broadleaved trees. The Sycamore Tree, (Acer pseudoplatanus), being a popular tree to find Dasysyrphus albostriatus larvae.
