Diptera

The Order Diptera, aka "Flies", is characterized by one pair of wings and sucking mouthparts. The second pair of wings is reduced down to a knob-like structure called a halteres. The halteres stabilizes or balances the insect while in flight. With 160,000 known species of flies, about 20,000 species can be found in North America North of Mexico. Flies can be collected a variety of ways depending on the species. Collection methods include bait traps, night lights, sweep nets, and aspirators.

Agromyzidae - Leaf Miner Flies				Price	Photo	in stock	Cart
Phytomyza ilicis			Holly Leafminer	$3.00		50
Cecidomyiinae -  Gall Midges
Mayetiola destructor			Hessian Fly	$3.00		20
Ceratopogonidae - Biting Midge
Atrichopogon levis			Biting Midge	$3.00		50+
Drosophilidae- Fruit Flies
Drosophilidae unidentified			Fruit Fly	$3.00		200+
Muscidae - House Flies and Kin
Haematobia irritans			Horn Fly	$3.00		15
Musca domesticus			House Fly	$3.00		0
Ophyra leucostoma		Muscid Fly		$3.00		84
Phoridae - Humpbacked Flies and Phorid Flies
Phoridae sp.			Humpbacked Fly	$3.00		25
Rhagionidae - Snipe Flies
			Snipe Fly	$3.00		20
Sarcophagidae - Flesh Flies
			Flesh Fly	$3.00
Sciaridae - Dark-winged Fungus Gnats
Sciaridae unidentified			Fungus Gnat	$3.00		20
Sciomyzidae - Marsh Flies
Sepedon fuscipennis			Marsh Fly	$3.00		60
Stratiomyidae - Soldier Flies
Stratiomys sp.		Soldier Fly		$3.00		2
Tabanidae - Dear Flies and Horse Flies
Chrysops vittatus		Deer Fly		$3.00		60
Tachinidae - Tachinid Flies
Phasia sp.			Tachinid Fly	3.00		10
Trichopoda sp.			Tachinid Fly	$3.00		40
Ulididae - Picture-winged Flies
Tritoxa incurva			Picture-winged Fly	$3.00		48