Willow catkin flies
(Egle spp.)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Overview
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Description
Adults are about the size of a house fly.
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Sources The only sighting of this genus in Minnesota is by Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in Anoka County, and they consider their sighting questionable. |
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Taxonomy
Order
Suborder
Brachycera
Infraorder
Cyclorrhapha
Zoosection
Schizophora
Zoosubsection
Calyptratae (calyptrate flies)
Superfamily
Muscoidea
Family
Anthomyiidae (root-maggot flies)
Subfamily
Anthomyiinae
Tribe
Chirosiini
Subordinate Taxa
willow catkin fly (Egle atomaria) 
willow catkin fly (Egle bicaudata)
willow catkin fly (Egle longipalpis)
willow catkin fly (Egle salicola)
Synonyms
Aegle
Common Names
willow catkin flies
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DIPTERA - EGLE (ANTHOMYIIDAE)
Colin Avison
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