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Stilt-legged fly

Description:

Strange looking bug, it seems like the end of its abdomen could be a false head. Bottom of its abdomen is all white. About 2 cm long. Family Micropezidae.

Habitat:

Semi tropical

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Stilt-legged fly
Family Micropezidae Micropezidae


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6 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Aaron G for the Id and the link. I also love seeing a species for the 1st time.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Lauren for the link

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

It might be a fly of the Family Micropezidae.http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropezidae

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Sorry I can't take this further than family, but here's a link to an image that looks a lot like yours:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8463947@N08...

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Lauren, I had never seen one like this.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

This is definitely a fly, wish I could key it out!

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Oct 27, 2012

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