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"Acalyptratae"

Waved Light Fly - Pyrgota undata - male Picture Wing Fly - Delphinia picta Stilt-legged Fly - Rainieria antennaepes - female Fly Seeks ID, #2 - Odontoloxozus longicornis Handsome Little Fly - Minettia lupulina Fly - Drosophila Thick-Headed Fly #1 - Physocephala marginata - male Marsh Fly - Sepedon Frit Fly - Thaumatomyia glabra - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon "Acalyptratae"
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
A very diverse paraphyletic group
Identification
Antennae 3-segmented, with an arista. Lack the enlarged lower calypter, longitudinal suture on second antennal segment, and greater ampulla that characterize the Calyptratae.