Fly - Empis Opaca
Taken at Musselburgh on 2nd June 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Musselburgh on 16th May 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Fly - Empis Opaca.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A:
Eempis opaca.
Diptera.
Empididae.
Dance Fly.
Adult Food:
Size:

Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
Insects, Nectar.
Male 6 to 9.5 mm, Female 6.8 to 10 mm.
Hedgerows.
April - May.
Males present a 'gift' to the female, in the form of a dead insect, before mating takes place. Females will not mate with males who do not present a gift.