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Micropeza corrigiolata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Micropeza corrigiolata
Micropeza corrigiolata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Micropezidae
Genus: Micropeza
Species:
M. corrigiolata
Binomial name
Micropeza corrigiolata
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Musca filiformis Fabricius, 1794
  • Musca strumosa Scopoli, 1763
  • Tylus corrigiolata

Micropeza corrigiolata is a species of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae.[1][2]

This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, and in the Nearctic realm.[3] These flies mainly inhabit meadows, fields, bushes, areas with leguminous plants, sparse vegetation and margins of sandy beaches.[4]

Description

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Micropeza corrigiolata can reach a length of 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in). These small and slender flies have a deep black body with a bullet-shaped head, reddish eyes and stilt-like legs. Also their abdomen is long and slender. The tergites have narrow, yellow edges. Antennae are black. Tibiae show short bristles. Wings are clear.[4][5]

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