A small family which are often known as "Dung-flies" although only a few species of the genus Scathophaga, actual spend their larval stage in animal dung.
Diptera
Sciomyzidae is a family of true flies commonly known as 'marsh flies' or 'snail-killing flies'. Comprising over 600 species in approximately 66 genera.
Stomorhina is a genus of flies in the family Rhiniidae.
The Stratiomyidae are a family of flies that contains some 450 genera and 1,500 species that are commonly called the 'soldier flies'.
Flies in the family Syrphidae. They are often seen hovering or sipping nectar at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae eat a wide range of foods.
This tribe is easily recognized by the yellow scutellum. They are medium sized hoverflies with wasp like markings. The larvae feed on aphids.
This the second largest family of flies with 8,200 species. All are parasitoids (the larvae develop inside a living host, ultimately killing it), and a few that are parasitic (do not kill the host).
Tephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit flies".
A genus of fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, containing 170 species. Some of the species cause galls to form on the host plant.
Tipula is a large genus of craneflies in the Tipulidae family.
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