Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Very tiny Empidae

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2005 19:51
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Hello!

I never saw such small Empidae (about 5-7 mm) here in Ostwestfalen/Germany (photo taken yesterday). Nevertheless they showed the same behaviour as the larger species. This couple had made a gigantic prey, an Ephemerid subimago (maybe Baetis). which was bigger than the two together. Is it possible to tell something about the Empidae genus? Thanks in advance!

insekteninfos.de/diptera/1305/Empidae.jpg