Species: Dolichopus sp. (Dolichopus sp.)
Family: Long-legged flies (DOLICHOPODIDAE)
Category: Insects (Other)
Location: Widespread
A. Insects (Other)
More extensive information on insects can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Long-legged flies (DOLICHOPODIDAE)
There are more than 7,000 known members of this long-legged fly family. They are small flies with prominent eyes. The majority have long legs. Males have large genitalia - which help with identification.
These types of flies are usually predatory or are scavengers.
C. Dolichopus sp. (Dolichopus sp.)
This individual has not been identified to species level, so little can be said with exactitude. Flies in this long-legged family look very similar, although this individual has very pale hairs on the outer rim of its eyes, making it possible that it could be Dolichopus griseipennis or Argyra perplexa.
Images
Dolichopus sp.
Note the pale hair hairs on the outer rim of this fly eyes.
Dolichopus sp.
Note the pale hair hairs on the outer rim of this fly eyes.
