Category: Diptera

Made it to the cover of Serangga!

30 June 2021 – A photo of a stalk-eyed fly (Diopsidae) captured from Hulu Langat, Selangor has made it to the Serangga Special Issue Edition in conjunction with the  4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INSECT...

Megaselia spiracularis emergence

The scuttle fly now reaches the next stage of its life cycle – to emerge from the pupal cases and become adults. Check out the emergence of female Megaselia spiracularis from their pupal cases!...

UKM Unibiodiversity 1/2020

I am now eager to learn about the identity of this robber fly (Asilidae) – (currently waiting for a book ordered from Amazon for my birthday!) I went for a hiking around UKM-MPOB estate...

My First Stalk-er!

I have finally found them! Stalk-eyed fly (Diptera: Diopsidae) from Far-far Away, Hulu Langat, Selangor. Interestingly, they were found mainly on red ginger leaves. Larvae of this group are mostly decomposers of dead plant...