Thread subject: Diptera.info :: What kind of fly is this? => Leucophora sp.

Posted by Bembix on 13-01-2023 17:01
#1
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.
Edited by Bembix on 13-01-2023 19:01

Posted by Bembix on 13-01-2023 17:01
#2
2nd picture

Posted by John Carr on 13-01-2023 17:09
#3
Leucophora. Larvae are kleptoparasites of ground-nesting bees.

Posted by Bembix on 13-01-2023 19:01
#4
Hello John,

thanks for the quick clarification.