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This fellow was active on the moist sandy puddle bank
Sniffing into open Bambix sp (wasp) holes

Size: 4-5 mm

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2th photo
Probing in the open of Bembix borrow

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very nice Miltogramminae (among my favourite in Sarcophagidae). It is a a Craticulina. Not the tabaniformis as the antennae are not black. Maybe around a specimen like mine. :)

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Most likely Craticulina. From these pictures I can not exclude tabaniformis, as the light color of the antennae is possibly artificial.
In Israel, the most likely species would be C. diffusa, but fauna is badly known.

Liekele

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Hi

Add crop of the head
hop its be more clear

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I found description of the Craticulina diffusa VS C. tabaniformis

But its in French and I can't read it (page 4)
http://www.google...JIUoiE1NBg
Maybe this text can help

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My translation:

C diffusa females differntiated from C tabaniformis by their smaller size (3-4mm); by the more grey than whitish coloration; by the abdomen having entire black stripes resulting in the fusion of the median triangular spots with the lateral stripes on segments 2&3. The stripe on segment 4 on the anterior border is bigger and covers at least the posterior half of the tergite; by the white head, with dull brown antennae, yellow at the base, with a very long black bristle (?arista) (3/4 of the length of the 3rd antennal segment). Brownish legs more or less ...?... at the base of the tibiae. Black feet.

I assume this points towards C diffusa, although the stripes are not black.

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I take today a new photo of this Craticulina sp
I hop this show more clear some details

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I take today a new photo of this Craticulina sp
I hop this show more clear some details