Dolichopodidae

walwyn Sat, 07/04/2009 - 13:47
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Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

 

These long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera distributed worldwide.

 

They are generally fairly small, metallic flies with large, prominent eyes but otherwise they show considerable variation. The adults predate on smaller animals.

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