Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Asilomorpha
Superfamily: Empidoidea
Family: Dolichopodidae
Genus: Parentia
Species: Parentia spp.
Common name: Long-legged flies, Running flies,
Parentia species are small bristly long legged native flies with a slender tapered body. Several of the species have metallic colours such as green, blue and bronze.
The photo is of a male, note the apical flags on end of antennae. They contain thermosensory neurons that respond to temperature decreases.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
