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Natural History Photographs
by Cor Zonneveld
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Family Bombyliidae - subfamily Anthracinae
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tribe Villini
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Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 3 June & 8 July 2007.
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Hemipenthes morio
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Mountains near Gömbe (alt. 2100 m), Turkey; 15 June 2009.
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Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 7 May 2011.
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Villa cf. hottentotta
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Dagro (Tessin), Switzerland; 17 & 21 July 2007.
top left, male; all others, female.
bottom right: female picking up dirt from food path.
The same behaviour is exhibited by Bombylius major;
it is most likely related to the saw dust collecting
behaviour shown by Anthrax trifasciatus.
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