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Species Taeniaptera trivittata

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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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