Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Craticulina tabaniformis? Sarcophagidae, Greece
Posted by pwalter on 06-02-2009 23:41
#1
Hi, this one was taken in July, Paralia, Greece, by the sea on this flower I don't know. Craticulina tabaniformis?
Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 16-02-2009 13:21
#2
Very likely it is Craticulina, but not enough information to exclude C. barbifera or C. bequartia.
Liekele
Posted by pwalter on 16-02-2009 13:30
#3
Thanks! Can you tell me about the biology of the genus? Do they prefer sea-shores?
Edited by pwalter on 16-02-2009 13:30
Posted by Liekele Sijstermans on 16-02-2009 21:49
#4
Little is known of the biology of Craticulina. Several species are reported as cleptoparasite of several Bembix species.
I gave a little description of biology before:
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=19038
Liekele