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Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum

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Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum dylan Laundry Lane 17 Oct 2020, 6:58 p.m. 2 May 2020, 2:10 p.m.
Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum dylan Blaise Castle 11 Jun 2022, 4:26 p.m. 8 Jun 2022, 5:07 p.m.
Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum dylan Laundry Lane 17 Oct 2020, 6:58 p.m. 2 May 2020, 2:08 p.m.
Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum dylan Laundry Lane 17 Oct 2020, 6:58 p.m. 2 May 2020, 2:09 p.m.
Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum dylan Laundry Lane 17 Oct 2020, 6:58 p.m. 2 May 2020, 2:09 p.m.
Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum dylan Laundry Lane 17 Oct 2020, 6:58 p.m. 2 May 2020, 2:09 p.m.

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Species Description

Widespread and locally common in Southern England from the Southern coast of Wales to the Wash, rare elsewhere. Habitat includes: grassland, woodland rides, scrub, pathways, hedgerows, wetland margins etc. Flight period: May to September (peaking from late June to early July). Diet: Larvae feed on aphids within the nests of ants (Lasius niger and Lasius flavus). Males hover up to about 50cm above the ground. Wing length: 7 - 9.5 mm.