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flies

order Diptera

Member of insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)


Wikipedia has a decent introduction to fly anatomy.

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gall midges
subfamily Cecidomyiinae
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hover flies
family Syrphidae
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bee flies
family Bombyliidae
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typical crane flies
superfamily Tipuloidea
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blow flies
family Calliphoridae
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dance flies
family Empididae
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tachinid flies
family Tachinidae
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small-headed flies
family Acroceridae
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flesh flies
family Sarcophagidae
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awl-flies
family Xylophagidae
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non-biting midges
family Chironomidae
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fruit flies
family Tephritidae
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heleomyzid flies
family Heleomyzidae
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louse flies
family Hippoboscidae

38 observed taxons / 4 unobserved taxons / 3 keys

Chris’s observations: 116 (46 are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist