Mimegralla australica
| Mimegralla australica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Micropezidae |
| Genus: | Mimegralla |
| Species: | M. australica
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| Binomial name | |
| Mimegralla australica Hennig, 1935
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Mimegralla australica, the black stilt-legged fly, is a species of long legged flies in the family Micropezidae.[1] Flies in this family are known as stilt-legged flies.[2]
Description
Their bodies are slender with a black and white pattern on the wings. The front pair of legs have white tips on the end.
Range
They are found in Australia, with their main distribution in eastern Queensland and north New South Wales, but there have also been a few records from other Australian states[3]
References
- ^ "Mimegralla australica". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Family Micropezidae - Stilt-legged Flies, Mimegralla australica". www.brisbaneinsects.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Mimegralla australica". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2025-10-11.