[1][2] External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 7-9·25 mm.

Long hairs on general body surface black and brownish-yellow.

[6] [7][8][9] Palearctic from Iceland and Fennoscandia South to the Pyrenees and mountains of Spain.

[12] Flowers visited include Acer pseudoplatanus, Alnus glutinosa, Anemone nemorosa, Anthriscus, Caltha, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Corylus avellana, Euphorbia, Ilex, Lonicera xylosteum, Narcissus, Oxalis, Prunus laurocerasus, Prunus spinosa, Ranunculus, Salix, Sambucus, Sorbus aucuparia, Taraxacum, Tussilago, Ulex.

[13] The flight period is March to June (later at higher altitudes and more northerly latitudes.