Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae follows bee
Posted by Lavendel on 04-08-2015 12:23
#1
Hi,
Can anyone help me id this Tachinidae?
Yesturday it was following a bee in Holland, the dunes
Noord Hollands Duinreservaat, Egmond aan zee
Edited by Lavendel on 04-08-2015 12:40
Posted by John Carr on 04-08-2015 13:34
#2
Miltogramminae are kleptoparasites of ground-nesting wasps (they lay eggs in the burrow and maggots eat the wasps' food stores).
Posted by Zeegers on 04-08-2015 16:14
#3
So, what John is saying, it is a Milogramminae.
It looks like Miltogramma germari, a species common in the dune area this time of year (and otherwise rare).
Theo
Posted by Lavendel on 04-08-2015 18:39
#4
John and Theo,
Many thanks for this ID and explanation!!
It even id's an other fly we saw the day before that attacted a Bembix rostrata, carrying food to the nest.
The fly I saw yesturday really was following the bee for several minutes resting for seconds nearby the flower the bee was feeding on.
Here you can find a picture of it.