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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Nerioidea » Stilt-legged Flies (Micropezidae) » Taeniapterinae » Taeniaptera » Taeniaptera trivittata
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Vacuum Cleaner - Taeniaptera trivittata
Copyright © 2011 Gacko

Vacuum Cleaner - Taeniaptera trivittata
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
April 24, 2011
Busy on blades of St. Augustine grass or liriope--looked like it was constantly vacuuming up something with its proboscis, front legs almost always out front like antennae. A Stilt-legged Fly, I think, but not sure which one.

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Contributed by Gacko on 24 April, 2011 - 8:57pm
Last updated 25 April, 2011 - 4:32am

Moved
Moved from Flies.

I think it's this one. We have an expert who will correct if it's not.
… John F. Carr, 25 April, 2011 - 4:32am login or register to post comments

 
As far as I can tell you're c
As far as I can tell you're correct it's Taeniaptera trivittata.
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