External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Winglength 7-9-75 mm.

[8] Palearctic Fennoscandia South to Iberia the Mediterranean basin.

[9][10] The species' habitat includes deciduous and coniferous forest, hedgerows and suburban gardens and parks.

Flowers visited include white umbellifers, Acer pseudoplatanus, Crataegus, Euphorbia, Ilex, Ligustrum, Lonicera periclymenum, Origanum vulgare, Polygonum cuspidatum, Potentilla erecta, Prunus spinosa, Ranunculus, Rhododendron, Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, Salix, Sambucus, Senecio jacobaea, Solidago virgaurea, Sorbus aucuparia and Taraxacum .

The larva feeds on aphids on bushes, shrub and trees.