Rainieria antennaepes

Rainieria antennaepes

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Micropezidae

Rainieria antennaepes is a species of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The name "antennaepes" means "antenna foot". They frequently hold their white-tipped front legs up and wave them around in a manner that makes them appear like the antennae of ichneumonid wasps.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 884Canada · 123Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

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Rainieria antennaepes

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