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Recent observations

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marcello

Date

Apr 16, 2013 12:30 PM CEST

Description

Identification by diptera.info via specimens.

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Observer

marcello

Date

Oct 1, 2012 06:10 PM CEST

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Observer

kueda

Date

Feb 10, 2013 11:05 AM PST

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Observer

annemirdl

Date

May 16, 2010

Description

Probably, Empis tesselata.
Murnauer Moos, Bavaria, Germany.

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Observer

th0th

Date

Apr 9, 2012

Description

A dance fly.

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Observer

annetanne

Date

May 8, 2010 01:26 PM CEST

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Observer

kueda

Date

Feb 1, 2009 01:46 PM PST

Description

That is one seriously long proboscis. I'm not entirely sure what kind of fly this is. Its ridiculous eyes make me want to say Syrphidae, but overall it has the appearance of an asilid. My very, very loose interpretation of my key suggests Mydidae as a possibility, but without a specimen in hand to count tarsal pads and the like, I'm not sure.

Update: ap2il suggests Empididae, and it sure looks like one.

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Description from Wikipedia

Empis is a genus of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It contains the following subgenera and species:

No range data available.