Medetera apicalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Dolichopodidae |
Genus: | Medetera |
Species: | M. apicalis
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Binomial name | |
Medetera apicalis (
Zetterstedt, 1843)
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Medetera apicalis is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in Europe and North America. [1] [3] [4] [5] This species is more common in old-growth forest habitats, where it can be found beneath bark or on the fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi such as Fomitopsis pinicola. [6]