Dolichopodidae (Long-legged Flies)

Species in this group

Condylostylus longicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Plagioneurus univittatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Condylostylus patibulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Condylostylus mundus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Condylostylus pruinosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heteropsilopus squamifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Condylostylus graenicheri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nepalomyia nigricornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Liancalus virens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Amblypsilopus scintillans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Condylostylus comatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhaphium signiferum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dolichopus eudactylus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Long-legged Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 14	~30%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			~10%
	Nepalomyia nigricornis			~10%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
	Condylostylus comatus			<5%
	Rhaphium signiferum			<5%
	Dolichopus eudactylus			<5%
2	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~20%
	Condylostylus pruinosus			~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
	Plagioneurus univittatus			~10%
	Condylostylus graenicheri			~10%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Plagioneurus univittatus			~10%
5	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus mundus			~10%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			~10%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Heteropsilopus squamifer			~10%
8	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus mundus			~10%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Liancalus virens			<5%
10	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus longicornis			<5%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Semaphore Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 14	~20%
	Condylostylus mundus			~10%
	Condylostylus pruinosus			~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
	Condylostylus graenicheri			<5%
	Plagioneurus univittatus			<5%
2	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 14	~20%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~20%
3	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			<5%
	Condylostylus comatus			<5%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
	Plagioneurus univittatus			<5%
	Dolichopus eudactylus			<5%
4	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			~10%
	Condylostylus comatus			<5%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
5	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
6	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
7	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus mundus			~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			<5%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			~10%
	Condylostylus comatus			<5%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
9	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			<5%
	Condylostylus comatus			<5%
	Plagioneurus univittatus			<5%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
10	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~10%
	Semaphore Fly			~10%
11	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			<5%
	Dolichopus eudactylus			<5%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
12	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 14	~10%
	Semaphore Fly			~10%
	Liancalus virens			<5%
13	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			~10%
	Amblypsilopus scintillans			<5%
14	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
	Condylostylus graenicheri			<5%
15	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
	Condylostylus graenicheri			<5%
16	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
17	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			<5%
	Condylostylus comatus			<5%
18	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~10%
	Semaphore Fly			~10%
19	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
20	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
21	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
22	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
23	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 14	~10%
	Semaphore Fly			~10%
24	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Condylostylus longicornis			~10%
25	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus longicornis			<5%
26	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus longicornis			<5%
27	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus longicornis			<5%
28	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	<5%
	Semaphore Fly			<5%
29	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			<5%
30	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus patibulatus			<5%
31	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	<5%
	Semaphore Fly			<5%
32	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Condylostylus longicornis			<5%
33	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Heteropsilopus squamifer			<5%

Long-legged Flies

Species in this group

Condylostylus longicornis

Plagioneurus univittatus

Condylostylus patibulatus

Condylostylus mundus

Condylostylus pruinosus

Heteropsilopus squamifer

Condylostylus graenicheri

Nepalomyia nigricornis

Liancalus virens

Amblypsilopus scintillans

Condylostylus comatus

Rhaphium signiferum

Dolichopus eudactylus

Semaphore Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Long-legged Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked