Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata
10,5 mmAdult individual · płeć nieokreślona
Body length
Body length
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Empis tessellata — size comparison
Empis tessellata is a fairly large fly with a bristly grey-brown body and slightly brown wings. It occurs beside hedges, at woodland edges, in gardens and in ot
Silhouette comparison
Length
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Measurement comparisonScale in cm
0246810
10.5 mm
8.56 cm
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Empis tessellata — size comparison — facts and sources
Empis tessellata is a fairly large fly with a bristly grey-brown body and slightly brown wings. It occurs beside hedges, at woodland edges, in gardens and in other places containing shrubs and flowering plants.
Adults visit flowers, especially umbellifer flower heads, but can also hunt small insects. Long legs allow them to hold prey and move over flower surfaces.
Aerial encounters and the transfer of prey as a courtship gift play an important role in this group's reproductive behaviour. In this species black femora help distinguish the adult from the similar Empis opaca.