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Diptera
FLIES; GNATS; MOSQUITOES; MIDGES; SANDFLIES; CRANE FLIES; SHEEP KEDS; MAGGOTS; TRUE FLIES; MOSQUITOS
Life   Insecta

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Promachus rufipes
© John Pickering, 2004-2023 · 20
Promachus rufipes
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Kinds

Overview


Identification The most defining characteristic of adult flies is that most have only one pair of wings.



Families Diptera families

Phylogeny
Taxonomic Category Scientific Name Common Name
Phylum Arthropoda Arthropods
Class Insecta Insects
Order Diptera True Flies, Gnats, Midges, Mosquitoes


Geographic distribution

Natural history

Links to other sites

References

Acknowledgements John Pickering, University of Georgia, Athens

Thanks to Sabina Gupta and Denise Lim for technical and web support in developing this page.



Hosts · map
FamilyScientific name @ source (records)
Apiaceae  Daucus carota @ PN- (7)
Asclepiadaceae  Asclepias syriaca @ PN- (3)
Asteraceae  Achillea millefolium @ PN- (6)

Cichorium intybus @ PN- (1)

Cirsium spp @ PN- (2)
Brassicaceae  Thlaspi arvense @ PN- (2)
Convolvulaceae  Convolvulus arvensis @ PN- (6)
Fabaceae  Lotus corniculatus @ PN- (2)

Medicago lupulina @ PN- (6)

Trifolium pratense @ PN- (10)
Plantaginaceae  Plantago lanceolata @ PN- (1)

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