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Metopochetus sp

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Metopochetus sp

This observation is identified to the genus Metopochetus, not to a confirmed species. GBIF places it in the family Micropezidae, within the order Diptera. True flies belong to Diptera and have one functional pair of wings; the hind pair is reduced to balancing organs called halteres.

Family
Micropezidae
Order
Diptera
Identification rank
Genus

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy