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

Family Dryomyzidae

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Print References · Works Cited
Fly - Dryomyza Red-eyed Fly - Dryomyza Red-eyed Fly - Dryomyza Orange Fly - Dryomyza Stinkhorn part 3 - Dryomyza - male - female Marsh Flies - male - female Tetanocera? - Dryomyza Tetanocera? - Dryomyza
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Family Dryomyzidae
Numbers
8 species
Identification
They resemble marsh flies but have a well-developed clypeus.
Range
Wide distribution.
Habitat
Adults generally found in moist woods. Larval stages, unknown.
Print References
(1)
Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 11 September, 2006 - 12:53pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 8 November, 2009 - 10:03pm

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