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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Lauxaniidae

Family Lauxaniidae

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Habitat · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Tiny yellow fly 2 Lauxaniidae on Southern Magnolia Leaf - Neogriphoneura sordida Unknown Fly - Minettia magna unknown fly - Homoneura occidentalis Lauxaniid Fly - female 8005011 - Minettia magna Clusiid Fly? - Homoneura tan fly
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Family Lauxaniidae
Numbers
136 species according to (1)
Size
Rarely over 6 mm.
Identification
Small flies of woodlands, yellowish-brown or black. Wings often clear, but some groups, such as Homoneura, have patterned wings. Most(?) species have iridescent reddish/purplish or greenish eyes.
Face characters here Head characters here Wing characters here
Habitat
Woodlands, forests
Food
Adults may visit flowers
Life Cycle
Larvae reported to feed on decaying vegetation in moist areas.
Print References
(1)
Shewell, G. E. 1987. 87. Lauxaniidae. Manual of Nearct. Dipt. 2:951-964. (2)
Internet References
Insects of Cedar Creek
CSIRO--Australia
Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn
2.Manual of Neactic Diptera Volume 2
By Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 12 September, 2004 - 5:13pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Tony-2, Keith Bayless
Last updated 18 February, 2008 - 1:05am

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