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Family Micropezidae - Stilt-legged Flies

This page contains pictures and information about Stilt-legged Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Mimegralla australica, body length 10mm 
 
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This fly was found near a small pond in Yugarapul Park. It was walking around on a large leaf seems looking for something. It kept flicking its wings and front pair of legs, trying to convince us that it were a black wasp
 
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The larvae live in decaying wood and other vegetable matter. 
 
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Reference:
1. Flies - family Micropezidae - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan.
2. Mimegralla australica - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks, 2004.
3. Insects of Australia - CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p771.

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Last updated: February 14, 2008.