Diptera Sarcophagidae Miltogramminae Craticulina showing arista Kleptoparasite of Philanthus (cropped)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: Craticulina is a genus of flies in the family Sarcophagidae, but with unusual habits for sarcophagids: they lay their larvae on the prey of certain hunting wasps, usually fly-hunters. This species parasitises a South African bee-pirate (Philanthus diadema?). The fly is much smaller than the wasp, about 5mm long. This specimen was waiting on a dead leaf of a Syzygium outside a Philanthus tunnel. Not long after the photograph she went after a returning wasp. Date: 4 March 2010, 17:15. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Other versions: : This file has been extracted from another file: Diptera Sarcophagidae Miltogramminae Craticulina showing arista Kleptoparasite of Philanthus.jpg : .