Abdomen: second, third and fourth tergites with rounded side spots; Fourth tergite band complete or closely separated in the middle, fifth with a large rounded median spot.

Female: yellow stripe on face along anterior margin of eyes continued onto frons.

[13][14][15] [16] The habitat is hilly country, small calcareous streams in scrub or at a woodland edge.

The flight period is from early June to early August, Northern Central and Southern Europe.

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