Micropeza corrigiolata

Micropeza corrigiolata is a species of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae.

[3] These flies mainly inhabit meadows, fields, bushes, areas with leguminous plants, sparse vegetation and margins of sandy beaches.

These small and slender flies have a deep black body with a bullet-shaped head, reddish eyes and stilt-like legs.

Larvae feed on roots of various plants (Pisum arvense, Trifolium pratense, Medicago sativa).

[5] This article related to members of the muscomorph flies superfamily Nerioidea is a stub.

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Video clip. Female of M. corrigiolata