Diptera

Empididae

walwyn Thu, 05/21/2009 - 21:45

 

A family of predatory flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide.

 

 

Empididae
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Lauxaniidae

walwyn Sun, 08/15/2010 - 13:21

 

A family of small flies, often with patterned wings, and large brightly coloured eyes

 

 

 

Lauxaniidae
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Limoniidae

walwyn Tue, 06/08/2010 - 20:10

 

The Limoniidae are a very large family of flies that are closely related to the crane flies (Tipulidae).

 

 

Limoniidae
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Muscidae

walwyn Wed, 06/03/2009 - 23:05

A family of flies commonly known as house flies or stable flies.

Muscidae
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Polleniidae

walwyn Sat, 04/08/2023 - 23:06

 

Polleniidae is a family of flies in the  order Diptera.

Polleniidae

Psilidae

walwyn Sun, 10/16/2011 - 13:58

 

A family of diptera, commonly called Rust Flies, that contains 4 genera and 38 species.

 

Psilidae
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Rhagionidae

walwyn Wed, 06/10/2009 - 00:13

 

 

Snipe flies are a small family of flies containing 21 genera. These are medium–sized or large flies with slender bodies and stilt–like legs.

 

 

 

Rhagionidae
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Rhiniidae

walwyn Mon, 10/24/2022 - 22:13

 

 

Rhiniidae is a family of flies in the Diptera order.

Rhiniidae

Sarcophagidae

walwyn Wed, 02/23/2011 - 18:58

The Sarcophagidae are know as flesh flies, as some species lay their eggs in the open wounds of other animals. However, most of the species lay their eggs in carrion. dung, or decaying material.

 

Sarcophagidae
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Scathophagidae

walwyn Fri, 04/23/2010 - 23:28

 

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.

 

 

Scathophagidae
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