Posted by Liliane D on 01-04-2024 22:46
#1
Hello,
In March 2021 I offered you this large female Empis https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=99911
And in March 2020 I photographed a large male https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=99834
On April 01, 2024, still in the same garden in the south of France, I saw this female which seems quite close to me and which I was able to photograph from several angles as she was very busy sucking nectar from Thyme.
Her body is 12 mm long.
I imagine it's one of the large Mediterranean species or
Empis ciliata?
Edited by Liliane D on 01-04-2024 22:59
Posted by Liliane D on 01-04-2024 22:50
#2
From some angles, the tufts of hair on the legs are hardly visible. On the front legs, there are only tufts on the tibiae.