Empididae sp. (family)

Dance fly at Paddys River, ACT

Empididae sp. (family) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Dec 2017

Empididae sp. (family) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Dec 2017

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Identification history

	Empididae sp. (family)	24 Dec 2017	KimPullen
	Unidentified	23 Dec 2017	HarveyPerkins

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2 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

23 Dec 2017

Empidid orgy with Limoniid/Tipulid as main.

KimPullen wrote:

25 Dec 2017

Nice depiction of 'nuptial gift' behaviour known in Empididae, where the male presents a female with a captured prey item to facilitate mating.

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Sighting information

2 Abundance
3 Dec 2017 03:54 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Mixed Gender

Species information

Empididae sp. (family) Scientific name
Dance fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1474.9m Recorded at altitude
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