Long-legged Fly vs Spanish Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Long-legged Fly Spanish Stick Insect
Scientific Name Dolichopus ungulatus Leptynia hispanica
Order Diptera Phasmatodea
Family Dolichopodidae Phasmatidae
Size 5-7 mm 4-6 cm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Heathland
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Europe, Asia Spain, Portugal
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Long-legged Fly

A small, slender fly with a brilliant metallic green body and long, thin legs. Males have modified leg structures used in elaborate courtship displays performed on leaves.

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Did You Know?

Male long-legged flies perform an elaborate wing-waving courtship dance on sunlit leaves, displaying silvery wing patches to watching females like tiny semaphore signals.

Spanish Stick Insect

A small, slender European stick insect found across the Iberian Peninsula. It is one of the few phasmids native to Europe.

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Did You Know?

It is one of only a handful of stick insect species native to Europe.