Diptera Sarcophagidae Miltogramminae Craticulina grooming with hind legs Kleptoparasite of Philanthus

Description:

Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for Sarcophagids; They lay their eggs (larvae actually) on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters, but this species parasitises a South African Bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. Date: 11 February 2010. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. This specimen was grooming itself with its hind legs when photographed. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.