Posted by ChrisR on 22-07-2009 08:33
#8
Jaakko wrote:
Well, common is relative... I've seen quite many specimens collected by others. I've also tried rearing it from Synanthedon spheciformis, but unsuccessfully. It's widely spread and visits flowers, so makes the odds good!
I must admit that collecting in Europe and seeing all the wonderful species you have commonly really makes me despair when I collect in the British countryside. We have a fairly good species-list but the numbers of insects and the diversity around me seems to get worse and worse each year. :( The last 3 summers have been very cold, wet and windy, which doesn't help.