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Diptera

Fly Taxa List

In order of LQA discovery

    Syrphidae (Hover Flies)

  1. Asemosyrphus polygrammus (Common Sickleleg)
  2. Blera scitula (Western Wood Fly)
  3. Dasysyrphus intrudens complex
  4. Eristalis arbustorum (European Drone Fly)
  5. Eristalis hirta (Black-footed Drone Fly)
  6. Eristalis nemorum (Orange-spined Drone Fly)
  7. Eristalis tenax (Common Drone Fly)
  8. Eupeodes fumipennis (Western Aphideater)
  9. Eupeodes volucris (Large-tailed Aphideater)
  10. Mallota sackeni (Brown-haltered Mimic Fly)
  11. Melangyna sp. (Halfbands)
  12. Melanostoma mellinum (Variable Duskyface)
  13. Merodon equestris (Nacissus Bulb Fly)
  14. Tribe Pipizini
  15. Platycheirus stegnus (Greater Punctate Sedgesitter)
  16. Scaeva affinis (White-bowed Smoothwing)
  17. Sphaerophoria contigua (Tufted Globetail)
  18. Sphaerophoria sulphuripes (Forked Globetail)
  19. Syritta pipiens (Common Compost Fly)
  20. Syrphus opinator (Black-margined Flower Fly)
  21. Toxomerus occidentalis (Western Calligrapher)

    22. Tachinidae (Bristle Flies)

  22. Archytas sp.
  23. Cylindromyia sp.
  24. Epalpus signifer (Early Tachinid Fly)
  25. Gonia sp.
  26. Gymnosoma sp.
  27. Peleteria iterans
  28. Tribe Voriini

    29. Calliphoridae (Blow Flies)

  29. Calliphora vicina (Blue Bottlefly)
  30. Lucilia sp. (Greenbottle Flies)
  31. Phormia regina (Black Blow Fly)

    32. Anthomyiidae (Root-magot Flies)

  32. Anthomyia procellaris
  33. Leucophora sp.

    34. Bombyliidae (Bee Flies)

  34. Systoechus sp. (Wooly Bee Flies)
  35. Bombylius major (Greater Bee Fly)
  36. Hemipenthes sp.
  37. Villa sp.

    38. Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges)

  38. Chironomus sp.
  39. Subfamily Diamesinae

    40. Culicidae (Mosquitoes)

  40. Culex tarsalis (Western Encephalitis Mosquito)
  41. Ochlerotatus sierrensis (Western Treehole Mosquito)

    42. Dolichopodidae (Long-legged Flies)

  42. Condylostylus occidentalis
  43. Medetera sp. (Woodpecker Flies)

    44. Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)

  44. Callopistromyia annulipes (Peacock Fly)
  45. Physiphora alceae

    46. Acroceridae (Small-headed Flies)

  46. Eulonchus tristis (Dusky Sapphire )

    47. Anisopodidae (Wood Gnats)

  47. Anisopodidae (Nothing yet IDed to genus level)

    48. Bibionidae (March Flies)

  48. Bibio sp.

    49. Chloropidae (Grass Flies)

  49. Subfamily Chloropinae

    50. Conopidae (Thick-headed Flies)

  50. Thecophora sp.

    51. Empididae (Dance Flies)

  51. Rhamphomyia sp.

    52. Ephydridae (Shore Flies)

  52. Ephydridae (Nothing yet IDed to genus level)

    53. Muscidae (House Flies and Allies)

  53. Muscidae (Nothing yet IDed to genus level)

    54. Polleniidae

  54. Pollenia vagabunda

    55. Platypezidae (Flat-footed Flies)

  55. Scatopsidae (Nothing IDed to genus level)

    56. Sarcophagidae (Flesh Flies)

  56. Sarcophaga sp.

    57. Scathophagidae (Dung Flies)

  57. Scathophaga stercoraria (Golden Dung Fly)

    58. Scatopsidae (Black Minute Scavenger Flies)

  58. Scatopsidae (Nothing IDed to genus level)

    59. Sciaridae (Dark-winged Fungus Gnats)

  59. Sciaridae (Nothing yet IDed to genus level)

    60. Sepsidae (Black Scavenger Flies)

  60. Sepsidae (Nothing yet IDed to genus level)

    61. Stratiomyidae (Soldier Flies)

  61. Sargus bipunctatus (Twin-spot Centurion)

    62. Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

  62. Rhagoletis indifferens (Western Cherry Fruit Fly)

    63. Tipulidae (Crane Flies)

  63. Tipula sp.

61 unique taxa

27 families

45 genera

35 species

108 Total taxa (OFGS)