Identification
scutellum blackish with well-defined yellow margin; abdomen yellow with black bands that reach the margin (i.e. margin of abdomen is alternately black and yellow); tip of abdomen pointed in female, rounded in male; top of thorax dark bronzy-brown to blackish with yellow margin; wings clear; eyes large, reddish-brown; face white with thin strip projecting upward between eyes; forehead dark; antennae yellow; back of head white
Facial differences between male and female:
(male is on top)
see also[cite:144390]
Habitat
often found visiting flowers of herbaceous plants, or sometimes resting on nearby leaves
Adults found in forests, meadows, fields, savannas, marshes, bogs, and fens
(1)Food
Larvae feed on a variety of aphids and mites
(1)Life Cycle
1. Larva 2. Puparium 3. Adult female. 4. Adult male