Species Taeniaptera trivittata

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

A very cool fly - Taeniaptera trivittata

Stilt-legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata

Flies? - Taeniaptera trivittata - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Acalyptratae)

Family Micropezidae (Stilt-legged Flies)

Subfamily Taeniapterinae

Genus Taeniaptera

Species trivittata (Taeniaptera trivittata)

Size

circa 10 mm

Identification

Body chestnut brown, wings patterned, including whitish semi-circular mark.

Waves white-tipped front legs like wasp antennae.

Range

Eastern United States, south and west at least as far as the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Habitat

Deciduous forests, or wet areas with emergent vegetation.

Season

May-June. LRGV records in May (twice) and September (once)

See Also

Rainieria (below) has a shiny thorax.

Print References

Arnett, p. 889--description (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Cotinis on 25 October, 2005 - 5:12am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Joshua Stuart Rose
Last updated 19 May, 2008 - 1:46pm

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