Family Lonchopteridae - Pointed-winged Flies

Classification · Numbers · Identification

Small Orangish Fly - Lonchoptera - female

Pointed-winged Fly - Lonchoptera - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Aschiza)

Family Lonchopteridae (Pointed-winged Flies)

Numbers

There are four descibed American species of Lonchopteridae, all in the genus Lonchoptera.

Identification

These flies can be identified by their uniquely apically pointed wing.

Contributed by tom murray on 24 August, 2005 - 6:49am
Additional contributions by Keith Bayless
Last updated 16 February, 2007 - 10:12am

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