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Long-tailed Dance Fly

Rhamphomyia longicauda

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Empididae

Rhamphomyia longicauda, the long-tailed dance fly, is a species of fly commonly found in eastern North America that belongs to the family Empididae and part of the superfamily of dance flies Empidoidea. It is included in the subgenus Rhamphomyia. This species of fly is most known for sex role reversal during courtship, as females put on exaggerated displays and congregate in leks to attract males.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 233Canada · 223