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extraunknown.bsky.social
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Flying insect resting on a tulip flower bud Inaturalist suggests: Dance Flies (Empididae)
March 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
dapapu96.bsky.social
Algunas de dípteros

Empis (Empididae)
Muscoidea
Rhyncomyia (Calliphoridae)
Syrphidae

#Diptera #SerraSaoMamede #AlbuferadeValencia
April 20, 2026 at 10:13 AM
sagaoptics.bsky.social
Dagger fly, Tanzfliege, Empididae.

#empididae #daggerfly #dancefly #tanzfliege #baloonfly #diptera #entomology
April 2, 2024 at 4:52 PM
luvundlee.bsky.social
Eine Rotbraune Tanzfliege macht eine Pause auf einer Apfelblüte. 🌸🪰
An Empididae takes a break on
an apple blossom.
#macromonday #eastcoastkin
Mehrere Apfelblüten aneinander, teilweise im Sonnenschein in Nahaufnahme. Auf einer Blüte sitzt eine Rotbraune Tanzfliege. Der Hintergrund ist grün. 
May 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
kitenet.bsky.social
Enjoyable day with @dipteristsforum.bsky.social in Derbyshire looking for flies - we found one or two 😃 these are dance flies (Empididae) doing their thing 🕺 💃
May 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
davebriceflies.bsky.social
More flies; Coenosia ruficornis (Muscidae), Empis femorata (Empididae) & Hybos culiciformis (Hybotidae). #flies #dipteraid #dipteraimaging Available for ID and imaging projects, please see dipteraid.co.uk/specimeniden... dipteraid.co.uk/macrophotogr... Please share if possible
Coenosia ruficornis (Muscidae) Head and thorax form above Empis femorata (Empididae) a predatory fly and pollinator with long prboscis and huge 'bits' Hybos culiciformis (Hybotidae) anothyer predatory fly showing sharp, stiff proboscis
August 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
txaverius.bsky.social
Una mosca Empididae bebiendo néctar en una flor de diente de león o similar. Las llamadas moscas danzantes beben néctar y también cazan a otros insectos. Me recuerdan a las las moscas Asilidae, cazadoras y de aspecto más corpulento.
April 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
siawindig.bsky.social
Hallo lente! De rampetampende #Rhamphomyia vierden gisteren volop de lente. De eerste zwaluwen zwoepten voorbij. De buiten gezaaide radijsjes gaan als een speer. Fijne week allemaal 🪰 🍀 🐜 🪶 🐝 🪰

#MacroMonday #ElkeDagEenInsect #VozendeVliegen #Empididae #diptera #FlyWeek
April 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A striking Empis livida fly from my #Staffs garden, 04/07/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Empididae #Diptera #fly
July 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Day 23 of #InsectAdvent

As the angels spread their wings, so do the flies. Rhamphomyia marginata (Empididae) are found across Europe & unusually for animals, it is the females that form the flirty swarms. Maybe not such angelic behaviour 😉

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December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
timworfolk.bsky.social
Another new species for me and the garden list: Empis nigritatrsis (Empididae). A small Dagger Fly (5 mm) that, while supposedly common and relatively easily identified, I seem to have overlooked so far.
#diptera
#UKwildlife
Empis nigritarsis male (Empididae), nectaring on alexanders flowers. Shiny black body, yellow legs with black tarsi and long hairs on mid tibia. 23/4/2024 Topsham, Devon.
April 24, 2024 at 7:01 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
My 1st and the 1st record for the reserve, Empis stercorea, seen at RSPB Middleton Lakes 18/05/24 #fly #Empididae @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
paulmeesters.bsky.social
#ElkeDagEenInsect #Insect
#Hilara_spec is een niet nader bepaalde soort uit het vliegengeslacht Hilara (Empididae). Deze kleine roofvliegen leven vaak bij water en vangen insecten in de lucht. Mannetjes geven soms een ‘bruidsgift’ tijdens de paring.
Hilara spec.
May 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
sjthomasbotany.bsky.social
Rhamphomyia maculipennis, a costal #Empididae with two dark marks on the wing in females, from Hayling Island today.
#diptera #ento @dipteristsforum.bsky.social
Lateral macro of a grey fly with elongate mouthparts Macro of a fly wing showing venation and dark markings
April 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
dapapu96.bsky.social
- Escarabajo de las flores (Tropinota squalida, Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera)
- Empis (Empididae, Diptera)
- Toro del sol (Heliotaurus ruficollis, Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera)
- Mosca de lss flores (Eristalis, Syrphidae, Diptera)
April 17, 2026 at 7:23 AM
sjthomasbotany.bsky.social
Empis digramma female #Empididae. A distinctive pale yellow species with short bristles and two stripes on the scutum. Frequent in the north of the UK.

#Diptera #Entomology #insectphotography #inverts #bugsky #macro
Lateral macro of the head and thorax of a fly. Mostly pale yellow/brown with long dark antennae. Very long mouthparts.
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
bioinfocus.bsky.social
Marlin is an amazing suggestion, but it’s a dance fly, most likely in the family Empididae. Great photo!
June 1, 2024 at 12:29 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
I believe this is Empis trigramma on the Wild Garlic at #RSPBMiddletonLakes 27/04/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @suillia.bsky.social #Diptera #fly #Empididae
April 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
suillia.bsky.social
The dance fly Empis digramma in copula atop a fence post at Millington Pastures in East Yorkshire today. Just one pair out of so, so many at the site...hawthorns especially are crawling with these at the moment. #empididae #diptera #dipteristsforum
A mating pair of the yellow dance fly Empis digramma atop a fence post. Striking flies with their long proboscis and two obvious stripes on the thorax.
May 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
spcgoat.bsky.social
Empididae sp.
Maybe Hilara maura, although the tibia looks a bit too small.

#etymology
#macrophotography
#fly
#insect
June 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Spring is in the air....

..and the males have gone out and caught a nuptial gift (another fly) to occupy the female whilst they mate!

The family Empididae - the Empids or dagger flies are the most gift-giving of animals.
May 6, 2024 at 11:28 AM
kujawiak.bsky.social
#Macro #dancefly
This macro photo captures a small black fly—likely a member of the Empididae—clinging upside-down to a narrow blade of grass. Its slender, glossy body tapers toward the abdomen, while its relatively large, rounded compound eyes stand out against the otherwise dark head. The wings are folded neatly along its back, and its long, delicate legs grip the grass with precision. The insect’s posture suggests a moment of stillness, possibly resting or waiting to ambush prey. Dance flies are predatory, often feeding on smaller insects, and are commonly found in grassy or damp habitats. Some species are also known for their unusual mating behaviour, where males present prey items as gifts to females. The blade of grass runs diagonally across the frame, adding a dynamic line to the composition. The background is a smooth, vivid green blur (shallow depth of field), which isolates the subject and gives the image a clean, minimalist feel.
April 8, 2026 at 8:09 AM
kristiellingsen.bsky.social
Dance fly (Empididae) I think.
July 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
timothyjonas.bsky.social
The main theme of yesterday's little macro walk was seeing Dagger flies (Empididae) either mating or feeding on St. Mark's flies (Bibio marci) - or doing both at the same time as it happens...
A pair of Dagger flies, the male at the top clinging to a leaf by its front legs and mating with a female in the middle who is feeding on a black fly.
May 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
lukaslarge.bsky.social
One of the Empididae flies
June 13, 2024 at 6:41 PM