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Sphaeroceridae ?
Amara
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Posted on 21-12-2011 17:13
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I wonder would it be possible to tell something about the fly on the image like that (sorry).

I saw these flies (quite a few) on the trail in a forest-park of Moscow (Russia) on the December 19, 2011. The size of the fly was roughly 4 mm long.
They were sitting on the freshly fallen snow, never flying (like winter crane flies that I also saw these) but when approached they rather tried to escape by running on the surface of the snow.

Could it be something like Limosina silvatica?

Thank you.
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Yes, Sphaeroceridae, possibly a Crumomyia. One of the species in that genus is C. pedestris, 'the walking Crumomyia'. Wink
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I am back to this thread with the pictures of the same or similar species. This is the most dominant fly here in a Moscow (Russia) park, where they are hovering over any piece of water (streams, small ponds, puddles or even wet soil) mating.
Would it be possible to confirm their id?
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One more picture
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Another one
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And the last one
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The new fly is a Hilara and would like to eat your old fly.
 
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John Carr wrote:
The new fly is a Hilara and would like to eat your old fly.


Thank you John.

I never knew that Sphaeroceridae can be so conspicuous and abundant.
 
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Hilara is an Empididae fly. It does not belong to the Sphaeroceridae family.
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jorgemotalmeida wrote:
Hilara is an Empididae fly. It does not belong to the Sphaeroceridae family.


Thanks a lot. Now I know.
 
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