Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nuptial gift in Asilidae?

Posted by javig on 03-09-2010 13:06
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Recently I have seen several couples of Asilidae and the female had a prey.
Is it a nuptial gift as Empididae do?

The photo are taken in Sierra Nevada, southern Spain, in August, at 2400 masl
If possible, I appreciate the IDs

a.imageshack.us/img828/1192/20100813dsc0321.jpg

Thanks