Diptera Taxonomy

Animal Taxonomy
Insect Taxonomy
Flies by Picture

This taxonomy is based on the ITIS Hierarchical Report, which is managed by government agencies in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with input from other sources.

Order: Diptera (flies)

Suborder: Brachycera

Infraorder:Muscomorpha

Family: Agromyzidae

Subfamily: Phytomyzinae

• Dayflower Leafminer (Liriomyza commelinae)
• Vegetable leafminer (Liriomyza sativa)
• American Serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii)

Family: Calliphoridae

Subfamily: Calliphorinae

Tribe: Luciliini

• Common Green Bottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)

Family: Dolichopodidae

Subfamily: Sciapodinae

• Longlegged fly (Condylostylus flavipes)
• Longlegged fly (Condylostylus longicornus)
• Longlegged fly (Condylostylus nigrofemoratus)
• Longlegged fly (Condylostylus sipho group)

Family: Drosophilidae

Subfamily: Drosophilinae

• Laboratory Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
• A Vinegar Fly (Drosophila repleta species group)

Family: Lauxaniidae – beach flies, lauxaniid flies

Subfamily: Lauxaniinae

• Neodeceia sp.

Family:Muscidae

• House Fly (Musca domestica)

Family: Mydidae

Subfamily: Mydinae

Tribe: Mydini

• Orange-banded Mydas Fly (Mydas clavata)

Family: Otitidae (picture-winged flies)

Subfamily: Otitinae

• Picture-winged Fly (Delphinia picta)

Family:Sarcophagidae

• Flesh Fly (Sarcophagidae sp.)

Family:Syrphidae

Subfamily: Syrphinae

Tribe: Syrphini

• Four-Speckled Hoverfly (Dioprosopa clavata)
• A Hoverfly (Ocyptamus fuscipennis)
• Unidentified Hoverfly

Subfamily: Eristalinae

Tribe: Eristaliini

• Carolinian Elegant (Meromacrus acutus)

Infraorder: Stratiomyomorpha

Family:Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

• Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Suborder: Nematocera

Infraorder:Bibionomorpha

Family:Cecidomyiidae

• Hackberry Acorn Gall Midge (Celticecis celtiphyllia)

Family:Mycetophilidaee

Subfamily: Mycetophilinae

Tribe: Mycetophilini

• A Fungus Gnat (Mycetophila fungorum)

Subfamily: Sciophilinae

Tribe: Leiini

• A Fungus Gnat (Leia oblectabilis)

Family: Pleciidae

• Love Bug (Plecia nearctica)

Family: Sciaridae (dark-winged fungus gnats, root gnats)

• A dark-winged fungus gnat (Bradysia sp.)

Infraorder: Culicomorpha

Family: Culicidae – mosquitoes

Subfamily: Culicinae

Tribe: Culicini

• Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
• Common House Mosquito (Culex pipiens)

Infraorder: Tipulomorpha

Family:Tipulidae

• Large Crane Fly (Tipula colei)
• A Crane Fly (Tipula tricolor)