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 Phthiria sp. and Anthidium sp.
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| javig |
Posted on 11-02-2008 20:28
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 Member Location: Spain Posts: 222 Joined: 21.04.07 |
Sierra Nevada, July 2007, 1100 m. The fly is a Phthiria sp. (Bombyliidae), It was very interested in the bee and walking behind the bee and even touch it with his forefeet. May be it was tracing his host back to the nest?  Saludos. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-02-2008 20:50
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
awesome moment, javier! It looks certainly that the Phthiria is very interested on the Megachilid bee... |
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| wilde |
Posted on 11-02-2008 20:56
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Member Location: Koudekerke, Netherlands Posts: 176 Joined: 13.09.06 |
Nice action photo!
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| David Gibbs |
Posted on 12-02-2008 10:38
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 Member Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 833 Joined: 17.06.06 |
would be interesting if you could prove it bur seems unlikely, as far as i can discover known hosts of Phthiria and related genera are Lepidoptera |
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| javig |
Posted on 12-02-2008 19:25
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 222 Joined: 21.04.07 |
Thanks for the info!  |
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