Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Diptera id => Bombyliidae, subfamily Anthracinae

Posted by Rumpelstiltskin on 05-09-2017 10:29
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Karadag Nature Reserve, 22.08.2017
Dropping eggs in ground?
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Edited by Rumpelstiltskin on 05-09-2017 15:49

Posted by John Carr on 05-09-2017 12:52
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Bombyliidae, subfamily Anthracinae. Females touch their abdomens to sand to gather sand grains to coat their eggs.

Posted by Rumpelstiltskin on 05-09-2017 15:49
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Thank you, John! =)