Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly maybe parasitizing on bees => Sarcophagidae subfamily Miltogramminae

Posted by Stella M on 05-07-2020 10:36
#1
Hi,
found on 01-June-2020 in a nature reserve, former sand dunes of river Rhine, Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, "Mainzer Sand", Mainz
Many bees, some of them very rare, nist there in the sand and the fly was flying rapidly among them and seemed to search...
Can it be further identified?
Many thanks and regards,
Stella
Edited by Stella M on 07-07-2020 20:14

Posted by Stella M on 05-07-2020 10:37
#2
2nd pic

Posted by John Carr on 05-07-2020 14:42
#3
Sarcophagidae subfamily Miltogramminae, a group of kleptoparasites of ground-nesting Hymenoptera.

Posted by Stella M on 07-07-2020 20:14
#4
Thank you very much!