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Orthorrhapha

 
 
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Stratiomyomorpha · Tabanomorpha · Asiloidea · Empidoidea · Small-headed Flies

Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha
fly/wasp with yellow Fly - Stratiomys meigenii - male Small Orange Fly - Ptecticus trivittatus Ptecticus trivittatus - female Elegant looking fly with intresting tail end - Sargus bipunctatus Green fly - Hedriodiscus binotatus - female Yellow and black dipteran on Astragalus canadensis - Stratiomys Aquatic - netted in small fishless pond 4-18-25.

Infraorder Tabanomorpha
BG908 C8761 - Tabanus equalis - female deer fly ? - Tabanus Fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus Tabanidae - Apatolestes willistoni Unidentified insect 051518 - Rhagio mystaceus What Species is this? (Binomial name please) - Rhagio mystaceus - female Tabanus pumilus - Tabanus pumilus - female golden deer fly - Chrysops - male

Superfamily Asiloidea
BG1338 D0509 - Mallophora orcina - male Eating his prey - Triorla interrupta - male Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female Robber - Promachus Dolichopodid - Geron Fly - Glabellula Bombylius sp. ? Female, Philonicus enjoying a longlegged fly? - Philonicus - female

Superfamily Empidoidea
fly - Medetera apicalis - male Blue Longlegged Fly - Chrysotus bellus Fly - Rhamphomyia Leaf predator - Condylostylus - female Unknown Fly - Condylostylus longicornis - male Fly - Gymnopternus exilis - male Fly sp. - Condylostylus comatus - female strange fly

Family Acroceridae - Small-headed Flies
Eulonchus nsp. #2 - Eulonchus tristis Small-headed Fly - Ogcodes - female Acroceridae - Pterodontia ? - Pterodontia westwoodi - female Beefly - Eulonchus tristis Another Pterodontia vix from the CAS - Pterodontia vix - male Ocnaea_auripilosa - Ocnaea auripilosa - male Acrocera sp.? - Acrocera melanderi - female Ocnaea auripilosa? - Ocnaea

 
 
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