Micropeza corrigiolata

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Micropeza corrigiolata
Micropezidae - Micropeza corrigiolata (female) (1).JPG
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]

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Distribution and habitat

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

Side view Micropezidae - Micropeza corrigiolata (female) (2).JPG
Side view

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]

Biology

Adults can be found from the beginning of June to the beginning of August. They mainly feed on small insects. Larvae feed on roots of various plants ( Pisum arvense , Trifolium pratense , Medicago sativa ). [5]

Video clip. Female of M. corrigiolata

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