Apachekolos tenuipes

(Loew, 1862)

Thin-legged Pixie

Apachekolos tenuipes is a of robber fly in the Asilidae, commonly known as the Thin-legged Pixie. It is a predatory dipteran that hunts other insects in . The species was first described by Hermann Loew in 1862 under the name Leptogaster tenuipes. Based on iNaturalist records, it has been documented in at least 39 observations.

Apachekolos tenuipes (40527298103) by Christina Butler from Georgia, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Apachekolos tenuipes: /ˌæpəˈtʃɛkələs tɛnˈjuːiˌpɛs/

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