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Leucophora sp.

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Description:

Tiny brown bodied and hairy satellite fly of the genus Leucophora (family Anthomyiidae) on Anemone pavonina flower. Most of the Leucophora species are kleptoparasites of bees and wasps: they follow the bees or wasps back to their nests where they lay their eggs.

Habitat:

Spotted on a peackock anemone in a rocky meadow of Seih-Sou (suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece).

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Leucophora - Overview

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