Long-legged flies (Dolichopodidae)

One record, Taman Semarak, Tawau, 2008

The family names on this page are the photographer's own, from his old fly pages; they have not been checked by a specialist or on iNaturalist. Dates come from the camera or from the date printed on the photograph.

Long-legged flies are small, slender flies, often metallic green, with long legs. Many hunt smaller insects on leaves.

Order Diptera · Family Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies).

5 October 2008 — Taman Semarak

A slender fly with red eyes and a banded abdomen standing on a green leaf with long legs. — 5 Oct 2008, Taman Semarak.

Date and place from the label on the photograph. Only this small copy has been found; the original file was not in the archive folder.

Related: Flies of Borneo · One pair of wings · Insects of Borneo
Photographs © Wong Fook Yee. Family facts: Wikipedia articles on each family. Page written 14 October 2026.