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Empis sp.
Empis is a genus of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. Notice the sharp piercing mouthpart, and the long proboscis. Possibly Empis livia?
Alpine pasture. Altitude 900 ASL.
The flower is Bistorta officinalis.
Spotted on May 25, 2012
Submitted on May 28, 2012
17 Comments
Thank you Jolly and Ashish! It was a lucky shot, nice soft light and well behaved insect:-)
Bistorta officinalis is an interesting Ashish! It is actually edible, and still researched for its medicinal properties. It is also the food plant of some butterflies.
Nice spotting Daniele.. a true learning lesson...
I think Polygonaceae family plants represent healthy green habitat...
Nice detail, beautifully captured.
Thank you Arlanda!
very nice pic
Thank you Emma and Sachin!
So beautiful,
great colors!!
Thank you Hemant and Satyen!
amazing capture love the details well done
Beautiful!
Thank you Jeanette!
Beautiful capture :)
Thank you OnengDyah!
Great picture and cute species...
Thank you Atul!
nice clear picture ,Daniele!