Tachytrechus angustipennis
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| Tachytrechus angustipennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dolichopodidae |
| Genus: | Tachytrechus |
| Species: | T. angustipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachytrechus angustipennis Loew, 1862 | |
Tachytrechus angustipennis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae.[1][2][3][4] It is distributed across the United States, from California and Utah to Washington, D.C., south to Florida, and south to the Neotropical realm. It is also recorded from the Hawaiian Islands.[4] Adults inhabit algal mats at Yellowstone National Park. The species is predatory, with their primary prey being Paracoenia eggs and larvae. Males are territorial. [5]
