Stiletto fly  (Spiriverpa lunulata)

Description

The stiletto fly Spiriverpa lunulata is a pale grey colour, and covered in fine downy hairs that give the fly a 'fluffy' appearance. The large eyes are a bronze-brown colour, and the legs are dark reddish-brown (2). Like all flies, this species has one pair of true wings; the second pair of wings are reduced to club-like balancing appendages called 'halteres' (4).

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