Empididae Collection

Dance Fly (Empis sp. ) adult female, feeding on speedwell flower in garden, Powys, Wales, May
Dance Fly (Empis sp.) adult female, feeding on speedwell flower in garden, Powys, Wales, May

Model Empid flies (Empididae) mating, hanging from branch and holding onto prey wrapped in silk cocoon

Brachyera family specimens
Examples of five Brachyera families showing diversity of appearance, Apioceridae, Mydidae, Empididae, Pelecorhynchidae and Nemestrinidae. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dance fly in amber
A dance fly preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Empis sp. dance fly
Predatory dance flies from the family Empididae found in Europe. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dance Fly (Empis tessellata) adult, fallen victim to Pathogenic Fungus (Entomophthora muscae) that enters brain and causes it to land, climb to the top of bush and die

Dance Fly (Empis tessellata) adult, resting on leaf, Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley, Kent, England, may

Snipe fly, light micrograph. Prepared slide of a whole snipe fly (Empis stercorea). The exact measurement of the specimen is 7mm

Empis Tessellata (Empididae) are true flies (Diptera) with a tiny, spherical head with a down-pointing proboscis and a distinctive short triangular cell close to the wing-tip

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