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Stilt-legged Fly - Rainieria antennaepes
Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

Stilt-legged Fly - Rainieria antennaepes
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, USA
July 11, 2009
Size: ~9 mm

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Contributed by John Pearson on 11 July, 2009 - 7:43pm
Last updated 20 July, 2009 - 8:33pm

Moved
Moved from Taeniapterinae.
… Joel Kits, 20 July, 2009 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

looks like a stilt-legged fly , Family Micropezidae
Here's one I found. Yours looks like a different species possibly. Was your fly doing the "waving" behavior they have? Kind of walking here and there, waving their front legs out.

… Andrew Williams, 11 July, 2009 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
I remember noticing that, now that you mention it! In fact, the first photo may have caught a glimpse of that.
… John Pearson, 11 July, 2009 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

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