Diptera
Deutsch: Zweiflügler English: flies
Español: dípteros Français: diptères
Italiano: ditteri Português: dípteros
中文: 苍蝇 ذباب :العربية
Regnum Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Hexapoda, Classis Insecta.
Ordo DIPTERA (Gr. di = two+ pteron = wing).
2 wings and 2 halteres), complete metamorphosis.
Familiae 150, species 150.000
Families
(alphabetical order of what we have here, with some combinations in galleries) :
Brachycera
Anthomyiidae
Asilidae
Bombyliidae
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Syrphidae
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Anthomyiidae. From ancient Greek anthos (flower) + myia (a fly). The larvae of some species are found in the roots of various plants. Generally grey, the genus Anthomyia though is patterned in characteristic black-and-white.
Asilidae. They are also called “assassin flies”. Their body is very powerful and they feed other insects, also catching them in flight.
Bombyliidae. They are also called humbleflies, or bee flies, as they often mimic Apoidea in livery and behavior. Adults feed on nectar and pollen. Larvae generally are parasitoids of other insects.
Syrphidae. Hoverflies, also called flower flies, are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers. They keep off predators using mimicry, looking like stinging bees, bumblebees, wasps, hornets.
