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Dance Fly with Feathered Legs

Rhamphomyia sulcata

About

A small dance fly where females have distinctive feathered or pennate leg scales used to attract males. Females inflate their abdomen to appear larger during swarming displays.

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Did You Know?

In a rare reversal, females are the ornamented sex, using feathered legs and inflated abdomens to compete for males.