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Stilt-legged Fly

Taeniaptera trivittata

Description:

Bobbing side to side on the leaf

Habitat:

On an Okeechobee gourd at Spring Hammock Preserve

1 Species ID Suggestions

Stilt-legged Fly
Taeniaptera trivittata Species Taeniaptera trivittata - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Machi
Machi 9 years ago

Well its thorax doesn't seem to be especially shiny, so I'm going to go with your suggestion. Thanks!

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 9 years ago

I went with the above suggestion based just on visual comparison with photos on bugguide, but note there is the other species at the bottom of the ID page that is very similar.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 4, 2014
Submitted on Jun 8, 2014

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