Cyril Ruoso / Dance fly (Empis tesselata) on blade of grass. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Rod Williams / Male Dance Fly (Empis tessellata) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. May

Rod Williams / Dance Fly (Empis tessellata) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. June

Rod Williams / Dance fly (Empis tessellata) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham May

Andy Sands / Dance flies (Empis tessellata) mating while female eats gift presented by male, Bedfordshire, England, UK. May

Jussi Murtosaari / Flies (Brachycera) on leaf, Parikkala, Etela-Karjala / South Karelia, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. June

Jussi Murtosaari / Fly (Brachycera) on Lily of the Valley berries, Parikkala, Etela-Karjala / South Karelia, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. September

Nick Upton / Dance fly (Empis tessellata) feeding on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltshire pastureland, Marlborough Downs, UK, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Dance fly (Empis borealis) male copulating female, holding with dead male nuptual gift. central Finland, May.

Andy Sands / Dagger flies (Empis livida) pair mating at dawn with dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Bog beacon fungi (Mitrula paludosa) in shallow water with Dance fly (Empididae sp) resting on top, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, May. Focus stacked.

Jussi Murtosaari / Dance fly (Empis borealis), mating pair, Finland, May.

Andy Sands / Dance Fly (Empis opaca) Feeding on Micro Moth, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April