MICROPEZIDAE
(stilt flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Calobata petronella
a stilt fly
Male (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Micropeza corrigiolata
a stilt fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Neria
a genus of stilt flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 28 images 2 ident. refs
Rainieria calceata
a stilt fly
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyMICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)
SuperfamilyNERIOIDEA (stilt flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Collin, J.E. 1945 British Micropezidae Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 52: 115-119.

MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)

Stilt Flies are a small family of distinctive-looking flies with narrow bodies and long legs. They are found walking rather hesitantly over leaves and branches in damp places. Although the family is easy recognised, the individual species can look rather similar and need microscopic examination to distinguish.

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