"Micropezidae"

#11961892

19 January 2025

Stilt-legged flies, which belong to the family Micropezidae, exhibit various behaviors to mimic other insects, such as wasps or ants. Known for their unique backward walking and a ''moonwalk''-like motion, one such fly was observed sitting on a leaf in the forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on January 19, 2025.

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#11961894

19 January 2025

Stilt-legged flies, which belong to the family Micropezidae, exhibit various behaviors to mimic other insects, such as wasps or ants. Known for their unique backward walking and a ''moonwalk''-like motion, one such fly was observed sitting on a leaf in the forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on January 19, 2025.

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#9686872

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686874

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686876

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686878

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686880

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686882

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686884

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686886

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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#9686888

4 March 2023

Banana Stalk Fly (Neriidae) are slender, long-legged flies, a family of true flies (Diptera) closely related to the Micropezidae, found mainly in tropical regions. Neriids breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit. Neriid males engage in spectacular battles for territory or access to females, near -the egg-laying sites. The rivals elevate their bodies to an almost vertical posture, and pound each other with the ventral surfaces of their heads, strike each other with their forelegs, or try to place each other in a head-lock. The Mating couples of Banana Stalk Flys are on the bark of a rotten moringa tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 04/03/2023.

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