Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella
Description
The abdomen is narrow with parallel yellow bands. The spots on tergite two are broadly rounded on their inner margins.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Found in the vicinity of trees and bushes.
When to see it
April to November peaking August/September.
Life History
The larvae are predators on a range of arboreal aphids.
UK Status
Quite common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
31 August 2013 Church Walk Sapcote SP 4893 9320 (taken 7.7.2009)..JPG)
Graham Calow
Sapcote
07 July 2009
male
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
31 August 2013
Peter Smith
Loughborough, Outwoods
06 April 2025
Hazel Graves
Charnwood Lodge
21 April 2022
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
03 September 2013
Saharima Roenisch
University Botanic Gardens
22 April 2017
 Church Walk Sapcote SP 4893 9320 (taken 7.7.2009)..JPG)
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