Species: Dance fly - unnamed 1 (Tachypeza nubila)
Family: Dance flies (HYBOTIDAE)
Category: Insects (Other)
Location: NW
A. Insects (Other)
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B. Dance flies (HYBOTIDAE)
Dance flies are a small family of flies - three distinct species recorded in England - that are predators that prefer to use their legs more than their wings. They are about 3 millimetres in length.
C. Dance fly - unnamed 1 (Tachypeza nubila)
This is a small, dark brown fly, whose front legs have thighs that look swollen. Their heads are unusually spherical, appearing to consist of not much more than two large compound eyes.
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Tachypeza nubila
This species of small fly is one of three in the family of 'Dance flies', the Hybotidae.
(Photo credit: Stuart MA Ball.)
