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Diptera.info :: Fly with mantid-like pair of legs --> Platypalpus sp.
Posted by
Carnifex
on 17-05-2017 20:11
#1
Hi there,
found this specimen in the office and took some pictures, more can be provided if required.
Found in May in the city of Vienna (Austria). Length with wings approx. 7-8 mm.
I am not even sure which family it belongs to.
Best,
Lorin
Edited by
Carnifex
on 11-11-2018 11:27
Posted by
Carnifex
on 17-05-2017 20:14
#2
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Posted by
Carnifex
on 17-05-2017 20:14
#3
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Posted by
Roger Thomason
on 17-05-2017 23:00
#4
Platypalpus sp
Hybotidae
https://diptera.i...to_id=5093
[example of how it uses its legs for grasping prey]
Edited by
Roger Thomason
on 17-05-2017 23:28
Posted by
Carnifex
on 18-05-2017 06:08
#5
Thanks a lot Roger,
also for the interesting link.
Best,
Lorin
Posted by
Carnifex
on 18-05-2017 09:43
#6
indeed, they like Drosophila :-)