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Genus Prochyliza - Waltzing Flies

Fly ID Request - Prochyliza xanthostoma Strange fly - Prochyliza xanthostoma - male Prochyliza - Prochyliza xanthostoma - male female? - Prochyliza xanthostoma Waltzing Fly - Prochyliza xanthostoma - male Waltzing Flies - Prochyliza xanthostoma - female Piophilidae, Waltzing Fly, dorsal - Prochyliza xanthostoma - female Prochyliza - Prochyliza xanthostoma - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Piophilidae (Skipper Flies)
Genus Prochyliza (Waltzing Flies)
Explanation of Names
Prochyliza Walker 1849
Waltzing Flies: males hold each other's forelegs and move in circles when competing for a female
Numbers
5 spp. in our area(1)
Identification
Black flies with yellow markings on the head. No postpronotal bristles and one pair of dorsocentrals.
Internet References
Note on P. xanthostoma (Bonduriansky)