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Unidentified winged insect, Heesch, the Netherlands Empis tessellata,Europe,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Unidentified winged insect, Heesch, the Netherlands

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
    Lion
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    This one looks also like robber fly, isn't it? Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I think it does, I used the same guide as for the other photo, but am unable to match it so far. The problem is in the folded wings of this one, which I do not see on any other robber fly in the guide. Plus the angle isn't really good for identification. Posted 11 years ago

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The Hanging Fly

"Empis tessellata" is a large species of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. In the United Kingdom, Adults can be seen from April to August, particularly on the folwers of umbellifers.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 19, 2014. Captured May 16, 2014 14:55.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm