Posted by Sundew on 11-06-2012 18:09
#1
Hi,
These days yellow flowers (
Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus) are attracting lots of small dark Empidids. I am afraid the photos will not show enough details for ID. However, I suppose that all belong to genus
Empis - am I right? May be, there are different species in the party. Some females have slightly feathery legs (but not as pronounced as in
E. pennipes), some obviously do not show this character, and the males look quite uniform. Are there many species to be expected? These meetings are eye-catching.
Thanks for information, Sundew
Posted by Sundew on 21-06-2012 22:14
#2
The more flies, the less experts...