...I did not yet know the photograph of the single fly. It is a Sphyracephala munroi. This fly can also be seen on the other two photographs though there it mainly concerns Diasemopsis varians. The photographs of the munroi fly are, as far as I know, the first ever live photographs of this species...." Hans Feijen.
Sphyracephala brevicornis. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. 5 July 2014.Not quite as impressive as its tropical cousins, but I still did a double-take when I realized what I was looking at. Please, please, please, let me take a couple of decent shots before you fly away! Only when I looked at the pictures later did I realized that she couldn't fly because she had a malformed wing. Definitely the Diptera sighting of the year.
DescriptionAPI Teleopsis sykesii, Diopsidae from North Wayanad, Kerala, India. Determined from photograph by Hans R. Feijen Date October 2007 Source Own work Author Shyamal
Summary[edit] DescriptionAPI English: Diopsid fly. Teleopsis sykesii (determined from photograph by Hans R. Feijen). From Wynaad, Western Ghats Date October 2006 Source Own work Author L. Shyamal
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Summary[edit] DescriptionAPI Diopsid fly. Teleopsis sykesii (Westwood, 1837) - determined from photograph by Hans R. Feijen (email to author on 25-June-2010) Photograph by L. Shyamal, Wynaad, 2006 Date 6 April 2006 (according to Exif data) Source No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author No machine-readable author provided. Shyamal assumed (based on copyright claims).
DescriptionAPI Teleopsis sykesii, Diopsidae from North Wayanad, Kerala, India. Determined from photograph by Hans R. Feijen Date October 2007 Source Own work Author Shyamal
