insect speed

[brionon]

Watching mating Blue-bottle flies I am amazed at their speed. Are there any measurements of insect speed,please ?

[Clanad]

Here's a few examples:

A tabanid fly, related to horse flies, has been clocked at 90 miles per hour. Hawk moths have been timed at 33.5 miles per hour. A dragonfly of the species Anax parthenope has been clocked at almost 18 miles per hour. Honeybees fly at about 7 miles per hour, and have to beat their wings 190 times per second to do it.

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[brionon]

Thanks mate.