Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Flies on the rocks, Lispe tentaculata

Posted by JariF on 24-07-2008 19:04
#1
Hi, today I was watching a long time these flies sitting on the rocks near the sea. They were not flying much but walking around and jumping from spot to spot. I jus wonder what they were doing ? I could not find any from the vegetation, just from the rocks. And the wet places were the favorites. Here are two specimens, face of the upper one and picture of the rocks near the sea. Loviisa, Southern Finland today.

Jari
Edited by JariF on 24-07-2008 20:03

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 24-07-2008 19:36
#2
Male (the lower image) is Lispe tentaculata, Muscidae.
Female - 99%
Nikita

Posted by phil withers on 24-07-2008 19:37
#3
Lispe tentaculata: they were hunting.

Posted by JariF on 24-07-2008 19:53
#4
Thank You so much. This Lispe is new for me and I wonder if this is typical location for them ?

Jari