Rainieria antennaepes

Rainieria antennaepes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Micropezidae
Genus:	Rainieria
Species:	R. antennaepes
Binomial name
	Rainieria antennaepes; (Say, 1823)
Synonyms
	Calobata antennaepes Say, 1823 ;

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. They feed on detritus, bird droppings, and similar waste.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Rainieria antennaepes is the only member of its genus found in North America.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Rainieria antennaepes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Rainieria antennaepes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Rainieria antennaepes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ ^a ^b Tom Murray (2012). Insects of New England and New York. ISBN 9781936571024.

External links[]

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[itis-1] "Rainieria antennaepes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

[gbif-2] "Rainieria antennaepes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

[bugref-3] "Rainieria antennaepes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

[murray-4] Tom Murray (2012). Insects of New England and New York. ISBN 9781936571024.

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