Medetera apicalis
Species of fly
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Medetera apicalis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in Europe and North America.[1][3][4][5] This species is more common in old-growth forest habitats, where it can be found beneath bark or on the fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi such as Fomitopsis pinicola. [6]
| Medetera apicalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Genus: | Medetera |
| Species: | M. apicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Medetera apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1843) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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