Life on a Quarter Acre

Phorid flies (also called scuttle flies, humpbacked flies or coffin flies) are a diverse group that are found nearly everywhere. But they are also quite small (0.4 to 7 mm), so they are easy to miss. I found my first one in a Malaise trap about ten years after I started the LQA project.

References: NC State Extension: Phorid Flies

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Genus: Phora

1 observation

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class: Insecta (Insects)

Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)

Order: Diptera (Flies)

Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran Flies)

Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan Flies)

Family: Phoridae

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Subfamily: Phorinae

Life On A Quarter Acre

Family Phoridae

Taxonomy