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 What kind of fly is this? => Leucophora sp.
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| Bembix |
Posted on 13-01-2023 18:01
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Member Location: Posts: 146 Joined: 12.08.14 |
Good afternoon, here are two pictures from May 2021 with the request for identification help. Body length approx. 7 mm, habitat sandy dry grassland in southwest Germany. Unfortunately I could not take a dorsal picture. Thank you for your help. Bembix attached the following image:  [201.04Kb] Edited by Bembix on 13-01-2023 20:01 _____________________________________ many greetings Bembix |
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| Bembix |
Posted on 13-01-2023 18:01
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Member Location: Posts: 146 Joined: 12.08.14 |
2nd picture
Bembix attached the following image:  [300.48Kb] _____________________________________ many greetings Bembix |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-01-2023 18:09
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10175 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Leucophora. Larvae are kleptoparasites of ground-nesting bees. |
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| Bembix |
Posted on 13-01-2023 20:01
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Member Location: Posts: 146 Joined: 12.08.14 |
Hello John, thanks for the quick clarification. _____________________________________ many greetings Bembix |
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