Cambridge, 30 Mar - 4 Apr 2002.
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Cambridge, 30 Mar - 4 Apr 2002.
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On a cool but sunny spring morning this insect (left and centre) was alternating short feeding forays on forget-me-not Myosotis and grape hyacinth Muscari, where it hovered and fed through its proboscis (right) - with rest breaks on nearby foliage plants, seen left on Oxalis.
The one on the right shows how much the body size is exaggerated by the hairs, as well as highlighting the proboscis.
"The larvae of this species attack grubs of solitary bees and wasps in their underground nests".
- Chinery