 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Calycopteryx. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2024. |
| Calycopteryx mosleyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Micropezidae |
| Genus: | Calycopteryx |
| Species: | C. mosleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calycopteryx mosleyi Eaton, 1875
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Calycopteryx mosleyi (sometimes misspelled moseleyi), also known as the Kerguelen stilt-legged fly, is a tiny and flightless species of fly native to the Kerguelen Islands and Heard Island of the south Indian Ocean.[1] They were first described by Alfred Eaton in 1875.[2]
- ^ "Calycopteryx mosleyi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Devlin, C. Leah (2022-12-14). "Alfred Eaton: a Victorian naturalist at the ends of the world". Polar Research. 41. doi:10.33265/polar.v41.8420. ISSN 1751-8369.