Small green long-legged fly
![Photo from Andrew Devonshire](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0017/2654/varieties/thumb200.jpg)
Photo from Andrew Devonshire
Austrosciapus proximus (Parent)
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Size range
- A small fly, 5 mm long
Distribution
- Eastern Australia, Victoria to SE Queensland. Now found in Auckland gardens.
Life History
- Found on leaves in damp places.
- Maybe predacious on smaller insects.