''Medetera apicalis'' is a species of long-legged fly in the family Dolichopodidae. It is found in Europe and North America. This species is more common in

old-growth forest An old-growth forestalso termed primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forestis a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological featur ...

habitats, where it can be found beneath bark or on the fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi such as '' Fomitopsis pinicola''.

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