Micropezidae Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/micropezidae Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Stilt-legged fly – Micropezidae https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/stilt-legged-fly-micropezidae?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stilt-legged-fly-micropezidae https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/stilt-legged-fly-micropezidae#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:44:33 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3059 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. They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park, Jan 2021

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]]> 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. They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park, Jan 2021

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/stilt-legged-fly-micropezidae/feed 0 3059 Micropezid fly https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/micropezid-fly?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=micropezid-fly https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/micropezid-fly#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:13:45 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=2731 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. They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Wikipedia Micropezid fly is a mimic of the weaver ant. Please refer this article from […]

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]]> 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. They are most diverse in tropical and subtropical habitats, especially in the Neotropical Region. Wikipedia

Micropezid fly is a mimic of the weaver ant.
Please refer this article from NUS – Mimicry of Weaver Ant

Spotted at Bukit Panjang Garden – Nov 2020

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/micropezid-fly/feed 0 2731 Neriid Fly https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/neriid-fly?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neriid-fly https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/neriid-fly#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:53:36 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1542 The Neriidae are a family of true flies closely related to the Micropezidae. Some species are known as cactus flies, while others have been called banana stalk flies and the family was earlier treated as subfamily of the Micropezidae which are often called stilt-legged flies. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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]]> The Neriidae are a family of true flies closely related to the Micropezidae. Some species are known as cactus flies, while others have been called banana stalk flies and the family was earlier treated as subfamily of the Micropezidae which are often called stilt-legged flies. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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