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Stilt-legged Flie
Family Micropezidae
9.30548, 123.308
Field Notes
Description:
The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island).They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region.
Notes:
Very slender, small to large (3-16 mm) flies, they have long, thin legs and narrow wings. The head is small and elongated or rounded.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Nerioidea
Family: Micropezidae
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