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Stilt-legged Flies
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Stilt-legged Flies

Micropezidae

The Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and five subfamilies worldwide, (except New Zealand and Macquarie Island). They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region.

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5 branches of this family, most-observed first

Taeniapterinae

subfamilyTaeniapterinae

Calobatinae

subfamilyCalobatinae

Micropezinae

subfamilyMicropezinae

Eurybatinae

subfamilyEurybatinae

Calycopteryginae

subfamilyCalycopteryginae

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