I've seen the following insect in Austria at the border to Bavaria (high resolution). It was quite small. I would guess not longer than 1cm:
Could somebody identify it?
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Sign up to join this communityI've seen the following insect in Austria at the border to Bavaria (high resolution). It was quite small. I would guess not longer than 1cm:
Could somebody identify it?
Could somebody identify it?
Sure, I'd be glad to help you with that!
The fly in question is indeed a member of the Empididae family, and of the genus Empis. I couldn't quite decide on the species, but it's either Tessellata or Opaca (with me leaning more towards Tessellata). This fly (genus) is commonly referred to as a "Dance Fly".
Empis Tessellata
Empis Opaca