{"id":29311,"date":"2021-07-18T10:34:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=29311"},"modified":"2021-07-18T12:18:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T10:18:31","slug":"temnostoma-vespiforme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=29311","title":{"rendered":"Temnostoma vespiforme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the last couple of years I’ve been trying to document as much as possible of the incredible diversity of insects and spiders that are living in The Edible Garden. For many years I’ve noted and reported the birds I see in the garden. COVID gave me the opportunity finally to have time to look at the other life forms that I live with and it’s been quite a journey. I have a separate blog post on the moths (approaching 170 species) and I often post pictures of various pollinators on my edible plants (notably bees, beetles, wasps and hoverflies); edible plants that attract pollinators I term edi-ento-mentals (the most valuable plants are those that both provide food for me and the pollinators, and are also good to look).
I initially thought that the latest hoverfly to be documented was a large wasp, but it turns out to be Temnostoma vespiforme <\/em>(Ginger or wasp-like tigerfly \/ vepsetreblomsterflue). It was feeding on Heracleum sphondylium<\/em> (common hogweed \/ bj\u00f8rnekjeks). The first record for Malvik kommune and only scattered finds before in this area. Larva of this species feed in decaying wood of deciduous trees.<\/p>\n

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