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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Empis sp.

Posted by Jordi Clavell on 03-06-2023 12:17

Could someone help me identifying these fly?
The photo was made near Barcelona, Catalonia (NE Spain), today, 03/06/2023.
Thanks!

Edited by Jordi Clavell on 03-06-2023 13:11

Posted by varganimrod on 03-06-2023 13:05

Hello, not Hybotidae, but Empididae. Empis sp., one of the feather-legged species.

Posted by Jordi Clavell on 03-06-2023 13:11

Thanks a lot!!
Perhaps Empis pennipes?
Best wishes

Posted by varganimrod on 03-06-2023 15:06

Empis pennipes has a different pattern on the top of the thorax, and it has a less robust habit. So I don’t think so.

Posted by Jordi Clavell on 03-06-2023 15:26

Thanks again!