#order_Diptera__Diptera a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: class_Insecta
member: dipterous_insect__dipterousinsect__two-winged_insects__dipteran__dipteron insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
member: family_Cecidomyidae__Cecidomyidae gall midges
member: gall_midge__gallfly__gallgnat fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
member: genus_Mayetiola__Mayetiola a genus of Cecidomyidae
member: Hessian_fly__Mayetiola_destructor small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
member: superfamily_Muscoidea__Muscoidea two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae
member: family_Muscidae__Muscidae two-winged flies especially the housefly
member: genus_Musca__Musca type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies
member: housefly__Musca_domestica common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
member: fly two-winged insects characterized by active flight
member: family_Glossinidae__Glossinidae flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
member: genus_Glossina type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies
member: tsetse_fly__tsetse__tzetze_fly__tzetze__glossina blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
member: family_Calliphoridae__Calliphoridae blowflies
member: genus_Calliphora__Calliphora type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies
member: blowfly__blow_fly large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
member: genus_Lucilia__Lucilia greenbottle flies
member: greenbottle_fly__greenbottle blowfly with brilliant coppery green body
member: genus_Sarcophaga__Sarcophaga flesh flies
member: flesh_fly__fleshfly__Sarcophaga_carnaria fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
member: family_Tachinidae__Tachinidae parasites on other insects
member: tachina_fly__tachinafly bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
member: family_Gasterophilidae__Gasterophilidae horse botflies
member: genus_Gasterophilus__Gasterophilus type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies
member: horse_botfly__horsebotfly__Gasterophilus_intestinalis parasitic chiefly on horses
member: family_Cuterebridae__Cuterebridae New World botflies
member: genus_Cuterebra__Cuterebra type genus of the Cuterebridae
member: genus_Dermatobia__Dermatobia larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
member: human_botfly__humanbotfly__dermatobiahomini large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
member: family_Oestridae__Oestridae__Hypodermatidae__family_Hypodermatidae warble flies
member: genus_Oestrus__Oestrus type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
member: sheep_botfly__sheepbotfly__sheep_gadfly__sheepgadfly__Oestrus_ovis larvae are parasitic on sheep
member: genus_Hypoderma__Hypoderma in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
member: warble_fly hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
member: family_Tabanidae__Tabanidae horseflies
member: horsefly__cleg__clegg__horse_fly__horsefly large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
member: family_Bombyliidae__Bombyliidae bee flies
member: bee_fly__beefly hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
member: family_Asilidae__Asilidae robber flies
member: robber_fly__bee_killer__beekiller swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
member: family_Trypetidae__Trypetidae__Trephritidae__family_Trephritidae fruit flies; some leafminers
member: genus_Rhagoletis__Rhagoletis a genus of Trypetidae
member: apple_maggot__applemaggot__railroad_worm__Rhagoletis_pomonella larvae bore into and feed on apples
member: genus_Ceratitis__Ceratitis Mediterranean fruit flies
member: Mediterranean_fruit_fly__medfly__Ceratitis_capitata small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
member: genus_Philophylla__Philophylla leaf miners
member: family_Drosophilidae__Drosophilidae fruit flies
member: genus_Drosophila a genus of Drosophilidae
member: drosophila__Drosophila_melanogaster small fly used in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
member: vinegar_fly flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves
member: family_Hippoboscidae__Hippoboscidae winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
member: louse_fly__lousefly__hippoboscid blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
member: genus_Hippobosca__Hippobosca type genus of the Hippoboscidae
member: horse_tick__horsetick__horsefly__Hippobosca_equina winged fly parasitic on horses
member: genus_Melophagus__Melophagus an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked
member: sheep_ked__sheepked__sheeptick__sheeptick__melophagusovinu wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
member: genus_Haematobia__Haematobia European genus of bloodsucking flies
member: horn_fly__Haematobia_irritans small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
member: suborder_Nematocera__Nematocera mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
member: family_Culicidae__Culicidae mosquitoes
member: mosquito two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
member: wiggler__wriggler larva of a mosquito
member: genus_Aedes__Aedes yellow-fever mosquitos
member: yellow-fever_mosquito__Aedes_aegypti mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
member: Asian_tiger_mosquito__Aedes_albopictus striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
member: genus_Anopheles__Anopheles malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
member: anopheline any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
member: malarial_mosquito__malaria_mosquito__malariamosquito transmits the malaria parasite
member: genus_Culex__Culex type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
member: common_mosquito__Culex_pipiens common house mosquito
member: Culex_quinquefasciatus__Culex_fatigans widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
member: family_Ceratopogonidae__Ceratopogonidae biting midges; sand flies
member: punkie__punky__punkey__no-see-um__biting_midge minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
member: genus_Ceratopogon__Ceratopogon type genus of the Ceratopogonidae
member: family_Chironomidae__Chironomidae midges
member: midge minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
member: genus_Chironomus__Chironomus type genus of the Chironomidae
member: Mycetophilidae__family_Mycetophylidae fungus gnats
member: fungus_gnat mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation
member: family_Psychodidae__Psychodidae very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies
member: psychodid a fly of the family Psychodidae
member: genus_Phlebotomus__Phlebotomus small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths
member: sand_fly__Phlebotomus_papatasii blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever
member: family_Sciaridae__Sciaridae fungus gnats
member: genus_Sciara type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat
member: sciara__fungus_gnat__sciarid minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
member: family_Tipulidae__Tipulidae crane flies
member: crane_fly__cranefly__daddy_longlegs long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
member: family_Simuliidae__Simuliidae blackflies and sand flies
member: genus_Simulium__Simulium type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies
member: black_fly__blackfly__buffalo_gnat__buffalognat small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
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