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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Nerioidea » Stilt-legged Flies (Micropezidae) » Taeniapterinae » Rainieria » Rainieria antennaepes
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Picnic Table Dancer - Rainieria antennaepes
Copyright © 2013 Larry Clarfeld

Picnic Table Dancer - Rainieria antennaepes
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
June 10, 2013
A few of these dancing around on a picnic table crowded with people eating pizza. Wish I had time to get a better shot!

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Picnic Table Dancer - Rainieria antennaepes Picnic Table Dancer - Rainieria antennaepes
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Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 11 June, 2013 - 8:04pm
Last updated 12 April, 2014 - 7:03pm

Moved
Moved from Stilt-legged Flies.
… Joel Kits, 12 April, 2014 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Larry Clarfeld, 12 June, 2013 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

Looks to have the pattern of

but we're unfortunately not the experts you need :(
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2013 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

Well...
Micropezidae for sure. If no info in a while, I'd say move the photo to that family.
… Steve Pelikan, 11 June, 2013 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

 
very cool!
Thanks for the ID tips. I think we were witnessing the "display" behavior mention in the family info on bugguide. I'll move it to family in the next day or two.
… Larry Clarfeld, 11 June, 2013 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

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