Minnesota Flies
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Diptera (flies) is the order of insects that is characterized as having a single pair of functional wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, reduced, knob-like structures derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax. The order includes true flies, mosquitos, gnats, and midges. There are more than 150,000 described, still living species worldwide, though there are thought to be about 1,000,000 species. There are about 17,000 species in North America north of Mexico, and at least 367 species in Minnesota. |
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Ferruginous tiger crane fly |
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With over 15,000 described species, the family Tipulidae (crane flies) is one of the largest families of true flies (Diptera). More than 1,600 species occur in North America. The subfamily Tipulinae (large crane flies) contains the largest of the crane flies. In North America, the vast majority of species are in the genera Tipula and Nephrotoma. The genus Nephrotoma (tiger crane flies) contains about 150 described species. The most common of these is ferruginous tiger crane fly (Nephrotoma ferruginea). “Ferruginous” means reddish-brown or rust colored, but ferruginous tiger crane fly is more often described as orange in color. It is distinguished from other crane flies by the body color, the antennae that are entirely black except for the first two segments, and by a black spot at each end of a groove across the thorax. |
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Band-winged crane fly |
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Band-winged crane fly (Epiphragma fasciapenne) is a common, easily identified, moderate-sized crane fly. It occurs in the eastern United States and adjacent Canadian provinces east of the Great Plains. Eastern Minnesota is at the western edge of its range. It is found in floodplain woodlands and wooded areas adjacent to swamps. Like all crane flies, the body is long and slim, the wings are long and narrow, and the legs are very long, very thin, and very fragile. The thorax has a distinct, V-shaped groove on top. The lower jaws each have a very long, antenna-like extension. |
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Band-winged crane fly is distinguished by the distinctive wing pattern with four bands of bordered brown spots, and by a dark brown band at the very tip of the third leg segment. |
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Lesser bulb fly (Eumerus spp.) |
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Eumerus is a genus of small hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. With 281 known species, it is one of the largest genera of flies. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm, which includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, North Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Several Eumerus species have been introduced into North and South America. Three of these are known to occur in the United States: lesser bulb fly (Eumerus funeralis), narcissus bulb fly (Eumerus narcissi), and onion bulb fly (Eumerus strigatus). Collectively, they are known as lesser bulb flies. |
_01it.jpg "Lesser bulb fly (Eumerus spp.)")
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Adult lesser bulb flies are black tinged with bronze. They have pale longitudinal stripes on the thorax and silvery-white stripes on the abdomen. The larvae are considered pests. They tunnel into plant bulbs, causing the bulbs to rot. The bulb either dies or produces stunted growth in the following growing season. In some areas, up to 25% of narcissus bulbs are infected. |
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Long-tailed dance fly |
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Long-tailed dance fly (Rhamphomyia longicauda) is a small, black, long-legged fly. It is commonly found from May to July in deciduous woods near water. The wings are long and black. The head is round with large bright orange or red eyes. On the female, the middle and hind legs have a fringe of long, black, bristly hairs. Every evening around sunset, males and females collect in same-sex swarms. Females and fly up and down, the behavior that gives this family its common name “dance-flies”. Females cannot hunt for prey. They receive protein from males as gifts in exchange for copulation. They swallow air, filling and extending their abdomen outward, saucer-like, falsely signaling males that their eggs are nearing maturity. The long hairy legs wrap around the abdomen, making it appear even larger. Males are attracted to females that have largest swollen abdomens and hairiest legs. An individual will break off and join the other swarm to select a mate. |
Photo by Alfredo Colon |
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Yellow-waisted laphria (Laphria sacrator) |
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With 7,003 species in 530 genera worldwide, robber flies are one of the largest and most abundant families of insects alive today. Bee-like robber flies, as the common name for the genus suggests, resemble bees. There are 240 species of bee-like robber flies, 62 species in North America north of Mexico. Few of the species have been given a common name. Yellow-waisted laphria (Laphria sacrator) is a short, robust, medium-sized, bee-like robber fly. It is fairly common in northeastern and north-central United States, including Minnesota. It has a stout thorax and a short abdomen, both partially covered with long yellow hairs making it resemble a bumble bee. It is one of the hairiest of the bee-like robber flies. Adults are ⅝″ to 1″ long. |
_01it.jpg "yellow-waisted laphria")
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stripe-legged robber fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) common ragweed fruit fly (Euaresta bella) fruit fly (Eutreta novaeboracensis) bald-faced hornet fly (Spilomyia fusca) |
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This list includes only flies that have been recorded in Minnesota, but not all of the flies found in Minnesota.
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American harlequin (Xanthogramma flavipes) |
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American serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) |
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American snout fly (Rhingia nasica) |
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antlered crane fly (Tanyptera dorsalis) |
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ashy laphria (Laphria cinerea) |
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bald deer fly (Chrysops calvus) |
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bare-winged aphideater (Eupeodes perplexus) |
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bee flies (Family Bombylidae) |
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beautiful deer fly (Chrysops callidus) |
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benign deer fly (Chrysops mitis) |
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bird hover fly (Eupeodes volucris) |
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black deer fly (Chrysops niger) |
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black fly (Family Simuliidae) |
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black scavenger fly (Sepsis punctum) |
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black spur fly (Teuchocnemis lituratus) |
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black-footed globetail (Sphaerophoria philanthus) |
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black-horned pufftail (Sphegina rufiventris) |
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blackjack oak leaf gall midge (Polystepha globosa) |
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black-legged bog fly (Parhelophilus flavifacies) |
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blackshield meadow fly (Chrysotoxum flavifrons) |
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black-spotted falsehorn (Temnostoma excentrica) |
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black-thighed bladetail (Machimus notatus) |
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black-waisted laphria (Laphria divisor) |
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bog horse fly (Hybomitra illota) |
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bot flies, blow flies, and allies (Superfamily Oestroidea) |
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bothersome deer fly (Chrysops excitans) |
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broad-banded hornet fly (Spilomyia alcimus) |
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broad-striped globetail (Sphaerophoria brevipilosa) |
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Brooks’ bog fly (Parhelophilus brooksi) |
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brown robber fly (Proctacanthella cacopiliga) |
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brown-footed horse fly (Tabanus fulvicallus) |
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burdock leafminer (Liriomyza arctii) |
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burr-seed fly (Euaresta aequalis) |
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cabbage leafminer (Liriomyza brassicae) |
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Canada thistle stem gall fly (Urophora cardui) |
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cattail mosquito (Coquillettidia perturbans) |
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chained horse fly (Tabanus catenatus) |
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charcoal deer fly (Chrysops carbonarius) |
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cluster fly (Pollenia labiais) |
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common bog fly (Parhelophilus laetus) |
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common cluster fly (Pollenia rudis) |
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common crane fly (Tipula caloptera) |
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common crane fly (Tipula dorsimacula) |
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common house fly (Musca domestica) |
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common thickleg (Tropidia quadrata) |
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dance fly (Rhamphomyia fumosa) |
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dance fly (Rhamphomyia irregularis) |
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dance fly (Rhamphomyia luteiventris) |
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dance fly (Rhamphomyia pulla) |
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dark deer fly (Chrysops ater) |
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Dawson’s deer fly (Chrysops dawsoni) |
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daylily leafminer (Ophiomyia kwansonis) |
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deer flies (Chrysops spp.) |
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devil’s leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus satanicus) |
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dimorphic sickleleg (Polydontomyia curvipes) |
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dung fly (Cordilura varipes) |
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dung fly (Scathophaga furcata) |
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dusky bog fly (Parhelophilus rex) |
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dusky drone dly (Eristalis obscura) |
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dusky mucksucker (Orthonevra pulchella) |
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dusky-banded leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus nemorum) |
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dusky-veined mucksucker (Orthonevra pictipennis) |
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eastern catkin fly (Brachypalpus oarus) |
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eastern swiftwing (Volucella evecta) |
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eastern treehole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus) |
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ebony pithead (Pipiza atrata) |
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elm agromyzid leafminer (Agromyza aristata) |
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epistate horse fly (Hybomitra epistates) |
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European drone fly (Eristalis arbustorum) |
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European tachinid fly (Compsilura concinnata) |
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face fly (Musca autumnalis) |
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fen flies (Neoascia spp.) |
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filthy deer fly (Chrysops sordidus) |
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flat-footed flies (Platypeza spp.) |
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four-spotted leafwalker (Xylota quadrimaculata) |
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friendly fly (Sarcophaga aldrichi) |
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frigid deer fly (Chrysops frigidus) |
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fruit fly (Dioxyna picciola) |
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furious deer fly (Chrysops aestuans) |
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gall midge (Harmandiola cavernosa) |
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gall midge (Rhopalomyia artemisiae) |
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gall midge (Rhopalomyia baccarum) |
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gall midges (Subfamily Cecidomyiinae) |
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Gemeni deer fly (Chrysops geminatus) |
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giant crane fly (Tipula abdominalis) |
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giant ragweed fruit fly (Euaresta festiva) |
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globetails (Sphaerophoria spp.) |
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goldenback (Pterallastes thoracicus) |
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goldenrod brussels sprout gall fly (Procecidochares atra) |
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grape gall midge (Schizomyia vitiscoryloides) |
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grass fly (Thaumatomyia grata) |
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_02.jpg "grass fly (Thaumatomyia glabra)")
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hairy-eyed mimic (Mallota posticata) |
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Hine’s leafwalker (Xylota hinei) |
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horse fly (Tabanus turbidus) |
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hourglass drone fly (Eristalis brousii) |
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house fly (Eudasyphora cyanicolor) |
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Huron laphria (Laphria huron) |
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hybotid dance flies (Tachypeza spp.) |
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hybotid dance fly (Platypalpus trivialis) |
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_01.jpg "heleomyzid fly (Suillia quinquepunctata)")
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inland floodwater mosquito (Aedes vexans) |
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jewelweed leaf-miner fly (Phytoliriomyza melampyga) |
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lance flies (Lonchaea spp.) |
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large crane flies (Dolichopeza spp.) |
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large crane fly (Angarotipula illustris) |
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large crane fly (Platytipula ultima) |
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large-spotted leafwalker (Xylota subfaciata) |
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leaf miner fly (Agromyza vockerothi) |
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leaf miner fly (Aulagromyza cornigera) |
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leaf miner fly (Calycomyza flavinotum) |
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leaf miner fly (Calycomyza promissa) |
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leaf miner fly (Liriomyza eupatorii) |
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leaf miner fly (Nemorimyza posticata) |
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leaf miner fly (Ophiomyia maura) |
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leaf miner fly (Phytomyza agromyzina) |
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leaf miner fly (Phytomyza aralivora) |
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lesser bulb fly (Eumerus funeralis) |
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lesser house fly (Fannia canicularis) |
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limoniid crane fly (Antocha saxicola) |
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limoniid crane fly (Erioptera chlorophylla) |
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limoniid crane fly (Gnophomyia tristissima) |
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long hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) |
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long-horned yellowjacket fly (Sphecomyia vittata) |
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longlegged fly (Condylostylus longicornis) |
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long-nosed swamp fly (Eurimyia stipata) |
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longspine leafwalker (Xylota annulifera) |
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long-spined pufftail (Sphegina petiolata) |
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low-horned wrinkleheads (Chrysogaster spp.) |
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lump-legged swamp fly (Anasimyia chrysostoma) |
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_01.jpg "lesser bulb fly (Eumerus sp.)")
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mallow leaf miner (Calycomyza malvae) |
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march fly (Bibio femoratus) |
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marginal horse fly (Tabanus marginalis) |
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marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) |
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marsh fly (Tetanocera valida) |
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marsh fly (Trypetoptera canadensis) |
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marsh greenbottle fly (Lucilia silvarum) |
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marsh snipe fly (Rhagio tringarius) |
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meadow fly (Chrysotoxum fasciolatum) |
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midwestern mimic (Mallota illinoensis) |
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milkweed leaf-miner fly (Liriomyza asclepiadis) |
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narrow-banded meadow fly (Chrysotoxum derivatum) |
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narrow-banded pond fly (Sericomyia militaris) |
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non-biting midge (Acamptocladius dentolatens) |
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non-biting midge (Chironomus atroviridis) |
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non-biting midge (Chironomus riparius) |
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non-biting midge (Diplocladius cultriger) |
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non-biting midge (Hyporhygma quadripunctatus) |
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non-biting midge (Kribiodorum perpulchrum) |
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non-biting midge (Lauterborniella agrayloides) |
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non-biting midge (Psectrotanypus dyari) |
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non-biting midge (Sublettea coffmani) |
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non-biting midge (Xenochironomus xenolabis) |
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non-biting midge (Xylotopus par) |
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non-biting midge (Zavreliella marmorata) |
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Nova Scotia horse fly (Tabanus novaescotiae) |
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oak shothole leafminer (Japanagromyza viridula) |
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oblique-banded pond fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides) |
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one-striped deer fly (Chrysops univittatus) |
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onion bulb fly (Eumerus strigatus) |
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orange-hipped leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus vecors) |
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orange-spined drone fly (Eristalis interrupta) |
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orange-tailed laphria (Laphria janus) |
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peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) |
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picture-winged fly (Callopistromyia strigula) |
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picture-winged fly (Idana marginata) |
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picture-winged fly (Tritoxa incurva) |
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polished leafwalker (Xylota ejuncida) |
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pond olive (Cloeon dipterum) |
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poplar twiggall fly (Euhexomyza schineri) |
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prairie lion fly (Promachus fitchii) |
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signal fly (Rivellia coquilletti) |
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soldier fly (Stratiomys normula) |
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striated deer fly (Chrysops striatus) |
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striped horse fly (Tabanus lineola) |
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sumac gall pithead (Pipiza puella) |
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sunflower bullet gall midge (Pilodiplosis helianthibulla) |
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sunflower maggot fly (Strauzia longipennis) |
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sunflower receptacle maggot (Gymnocarena diffusa) |
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tachinid fly (Zelia vertebrata) |
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thick-headed fly (Physocephala furcillata) |
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thick-headed fly (Thecophora occidensis) |
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walnut husk maggot fly (Rhagoletis suavis) |
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water snipe fly (Atherix variegata) |
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Bibio albipennis (white-winged march fly) Bibio femoratus (march fly) Bombylidae (bee flies) Brachyopa vacua (yellow-spotted sapeater) Brachypalpus oarus (eastern catkin fly) |
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Tabanus atratus (black horse fly) Tabanus catenatus (chained horse fly) Tabanus fulvicallus (brown-footed horse fly) Tabanus lineola (striped horse fly) Tabanus marginalis (marginal horse fly) Tabanus novaescotiae (Nova Scotia horse fly) Tabanus reinwardtii (Reinwardt’s horse fly) Tabanus sagax (sage horse fly) Tabanus similis (similar horse fly) Tabanus spp. (true horse flies) Tabanus stygius (stygian horse fly) Tabanus trimaculatus (three-spotted horse fly) Tabanus turbidus (horse fly) Tachypeza spp. (hybotid dance flies) Tanyptera dorsalis (antlered crane fly) Temnostoma alternans (wasp-like falsehorn) Temnostoma balyras (yellow-haired falsehorn) Temnostoma barberi (bare-bellied falsehorn) Temnostoma excentrica (black-spotted falsehorn) Tetanocera plebeja (marsh fly) Tetanocera valida (marsh fly) Teuchocnemis lituratus (black spur fly) Thaumatomyia glabra (grass fly) Thaumatomyia grata (grass fly) Thecophora occidensis (thick-headed fly) Thelaira americana (tachinid fly) Tipula abdominalis (giant crane fly) Tipula borealis (common crane fly) Tipula caloptera (common crane fly) Tipula dorsimacula (common crane fly) Tipula furca (common crane fly) Tipula oleracea (marsh crane fly) Tipula paludosa (European crane fly) Tipula spp. (common crane flies) Tipula submaculata (common crane fly) Tipula trivittata (common crane fly) Toxomerus geminatus (eastern calligrapher) Toxomerus marginatus (margined calligrapher) Toxomerus politus (maize calligrapher) Toxonevra superba (antlered flutter fly) Trichocera spp. (winter crane fly) Trichopoda pennipes (swift feather-legged fly) Tritoxa flexa (black onion fly) Tritoxa incurva (picture-winged fly) Tropidia quadrata (common thickleg) Trupanea actinobola (fruit fly) Trypetoptera canadensis (marsh fly) |
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Xanthogramma flavipes (American harlequin) Xanthomelanodes arcuatus (tachinid fly) Xenochironomus xenolabis (non-biting midge) Xylomya americana (wood soldier fly) Xylomya aterrima (wood soldier fly) Xylomya tenthredinoides (wood soldier fly) Xylomya terminalis (wood soldier fly) Xylota angustiventris (two-spotted leafwalker) Xylota annulifera (longspine leafwalker) Xylota ejuncida (polished leafwalker) Xylota hinei (Hine’s leafwalker) Xylota quadrimaculata (four-spotted leafwalker) Xylota subfaciata (large-spotted leafwalker) Xylota spp. (leafwalkers and forest flies) Xylota tuberculata (short-spined leafwalker) Xylotopus par (non-biting midge) |
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