Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Anthomyiidae USA 2010-IV-8 (= Leucophora)
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| John Carr |
Posted on 02-08-2011 14:50
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10653 Joined: 22.10.10 |
April 8, 2010. Massachusetts, USA. Is this Egle, flying early to feed on early spring willows? (Click for large size or view on Flickr.)   (Click to enlarge or view on Flickr) A different individual seen nearby: 
Edited by John Carr on 02-08-2011 15:25 |
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 02-08-2011 15:19
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
It is a female Leucophora species, which would be looking for bee nests (Andrena spp probably). Not possible to name it from a photo I am afraid. Recently revised for Nearctic species by Graham Griffiths. Species of Leucophora are inquilines in Bee nests where the larvae feed on food collected for bee larvae. Note the eyes in the female are rather close together for an Antho, because the female needs to see better in the bee burrow. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 02-08-2011 15:25
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Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10653 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Thank you. There are at least two early spring Andrena species in the area. |
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