Hybos culiciformis

Hybos culiciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Hybotidae
Subfamily:	Hybotinae
Genus:	Hybos
Species:	H. culiciformis
Binomial name
	Hybos culiciformis; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Hybos infuscatus; Hybos rufitarsis; Hybos vitripennis;

Hybos culiciformis, common name dance fly, is a species of fly belonging to the family hybotid.^[1]

Description

Hybos culiciformis can reach a size of 3.5 to 5.5 mm. It has large yellowish thoracic setae, row of setae on the mid femur and strong setae on mid tibiae. Mesonotum is finely dusted. It flies from June to September and feeds on small insects.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in Europe and in the Near East. It can be found in woodland edges and on hedgerows.

Hybos culiciformis with prey (video)

References

^ Chvála, Milan (1975). The Tachydromiinae (Diptera; Empididae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. Vol. 3. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. pp. 1–336. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

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[Chvála-1] Chvála, Milan (1975). The Tachydromiinae (Diptera; Empididae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. Vol. 3. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. pp. 1–336. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

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