Medetera aberrans
Species of fly
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Medetera aberrans is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in eastern North America. Adults of the species are generally colored a metallic green, with yellow legs. Not much is known about the biology of the species, but adults have frequently been collected from wet grasslands or marshes.[5][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Genus: | Medetera |
| Species: | M. aberrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Medetera aberrans Wheeler, 1899 | |
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In Bickel (1985)'s revision of the genus Medetera in the Nearctic realm, M. aberrans is included as a member of the aberrans species group.[5][3] Alternatively, this species group has been treated as a separate genus, Saccopheronta.[6]
