Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly with strange behaviour nearby ants => Milichia speciosa

Posted by basileus on 15-05-2023 16:00
#1
Is it possible to identify this fly by such foto? the fly was found near the ant trail. it danced, spun and flapped its wings when ants appeared nearby. May 2023. Western region of Ukraine.
Edited by basileus on 15-05-2023 17:24

Posted by basileus on 15-05-2023 16:00
#2
basileus wrote:
Is it possible to identify this fly by such foto? the fly was found near the ant trail. it danced, spun and flapped its wings when ants appeared nearby. May 2023. Western region of Ukraine.

Posted by basileus on 15-05-2023 16:00
#3
basileus wrote:
basileus wrote:
Is it possible to identify this fly by such foto? the fly was found near the ant trail. it danced, spun and flapped its wings when ants appeared nearby. May 2023. Western region of Ukraine.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 15-05-2023 16:41
#4
Milichia speciosa Milichiidae I think...

https://www.galer...ciosa.html
Edited by Roger Thomason on 15-05-2023 16:49

Posted by basileus on 15-05-2023 17:23
#5
Roger Thomason wrote:
Milichia speciosa Milichiidae I think...

https://www.galer...ciosa.html


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