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.

Calliphoridae - Bottle Flies and Blow Flies						Price	Photo	In stock	Cart
Callaphora sp.			Blue Bottle Fly			$3.00		0
Lucilia sericata			Green Bottle Fly			$3.00		15+
Drosophilidae- Fruit Flies
Drosophilidae unidentified			Fruit Fly			$3.00		200+
Muscidae - House Flies and Kin
Musca domesticus			House Fly			$3.00		25
Phoridae - Humpbacked Flies and Phorid Flies
Phoridae sp.			Humpbacked Fly			$3.00		25
Sciaridae - Dark-winged Fungus Gnats
Sciaridae unidentified			Fungus Gnat			$3.00		20
Syrphidae - Stryphid Flies, Hover Flies
Eristalis dimidiata			Syrphid Fly			$3.00		1