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Stilt-legged Fly

Mimegralla sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a cross between a fly and a mosquito. White-tipped antenane which it kept wagging. Turgid abdomen.

Habitat:

Neighbour's garden. Urban residential area.

Notes:

Eight species under two genera in India
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312232050_A_Review_on_Indian_S…

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