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Rainieria antennaepes is found across the eastern U.S. and belongs to the family Micropezidae, the Stilt-legged Flies. It is the only member of its genus in North America. This species' specific epithet, antennaepes, refers to holding its front legs up in a way that resembles antennae. It's the antennae-foot (antennae + pes) Rainieria.

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Rainieria antennaepes

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Micropezidae
Genus:	Rainieria
Species:	R. antennaepes
Binomial name
*Rainieria antennaepes* (Say, 1823)
Synonyms^[1]
Calobata antennaepes Say, 1823

Rainieria antennaepes is a species of stilt-legged flies in the family Micropezidae found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The name "antennaepes" means "antenna foot". They frequently hold their white-tipped front legs up and wave them around in a manner that makes them appear like the antennae of ichneumonid wasps. They feed on detritus, bird droppings, and similar waste.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Rainieria antennaepes is the only member of its genus found in North America.^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Rainieria antennaepes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Rainieria antennaepes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ "Rainieria antennaepes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
^ ^a ^b Tom Murray (2012). Insects of New England and New York. AdventureKEEN. ISBN 9781936571024.

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Taxon identifiers
Rainieria antennaepes	Wikidata: Q14088585 BOLD: 352635 BugGuide: 59435 CoL: 793K4 EoL: 734692 GBIF: 1677234 iNaturalist: 349811 ITIS: 142099 NatureServe: 2.1061432 NCBI: 198642 Open Tree of Life: 253202

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Rainieria antennaepes (Say, 1823)

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