AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Suborder Brachycera Macquart, 1834 (Circular-seamed flies)
and region Larimer County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2182
3628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2181
3627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
310
2129
3541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1690
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
245
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
195
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Larimer County
46 Families width 200 Species
#CABSTPRMHOEFLDUVX
Camillidae Frey, 1921Camillid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973Athericid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies0SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies0SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies0SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies0SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886Wormlion0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Larimer County
200 Species
Afrocamilla neotoma Barraclough ..., 2001
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Aleucosia atherix Newman, 1841
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anastoechus melanohalteralis Tucker, 1907Eryngo
Anthrax analis (Say, 1823)⇒ Anthrax albofasciatus Macquart, 1840
Anthrax irroratus Say, 1823Spotted Bee Fly
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Arenigena albiseta Webb, 2009
Asilus sericeus Say, 1823
Aspilota melabasis Fischer, 1969
Atherix pachypus Bigot, 1887
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Botanophila profuga Stein, 1916
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora livida Hall, 1948
Calycomyza promissa Frick, 1956
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Chaetopleurophora multiseriata Aldrich, 1903
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Cheilosia lasiophthalmus Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Cheilosia lucta Snow, 1895
Chrysopilus modestus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Copestylum (Phalacromya) vittatum Thompson, 1976Longstalk cranesbill
Cordilura polita Coquillett, 1898
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) americana Fabricius, 1775Woodrat Bot Fly
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Delia cerealis Gillette, 1904
Delphinia picta Fabricius, 1781Common Picture-Winged Fly
Dictya pictipes Loew, 1859
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dinera grisescens Fallen, 1817
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Efferia snowi Hine, 1919
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Euaresta festiva Loew, 1862
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Eurithia anthophila Robineau-Des..., 1830
Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eurosta floridensis Foote, 1977
Eutreta (Eutreta) angusta Banks, 1926
Exoprosopa decora Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Fannia sociella Zetterstedt, 1845
Gymnophora fastigiorum Schmitz, 1952
Hedriodiscus vertebratus Say, 1824
Helicobia rapax Walker, 1849
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helina steini Pont, 1988San Joaquin milkvetch
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemipenthes sinuosus Wiedemann, 1821
Heteropogon johnsoni Back, 1904
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Ischiolepta hyalophora Buck & Marshall, 2002
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops (Polydontomyia) curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Leptogaster arida Cole, 1919
Leptogaster coloradensis James, 1937
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Limnia lemmoni Fisher & Orth, 1971
Liohippelates bishoppi Sabrosky, 1941
Liriomyza septentrionalis Sehgal, 1968Engelmann's evening primrose
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lotophila atra Meigen, 1830
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Machimus paropus Walker, 1849
Machimus prairiensis Tucker, 1907Eryngo
Madiza glabra Fallen, 1820
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melieria (Melieria) cana Loew, 1858Small-blotched Spotwing
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Mydas cleptes Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Myiopharus metopia Brauer & Ber..., 1889Cadelle
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neomyia cornicina Fabricius, 1781House fly
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Odinia boletina Zetterstedt, 1848
Odontomyia arcuata Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Ogcodes (Ogcodes) eugonatus Loew, 1872
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Ophiomyia acutalis Spencer, 1959
Ophiomyia nasuta Melander, 1913
Pandivirilia conspicua Walker, 1848
Paradelia intersecta Meigen, 1826
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pegoplata aestiva Meigen, 1826
Pherbellia parallela Walker, 1853
Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phora stictica Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Physoconops (Physoconops) obscuripennis Williston, 1882
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Pollenia angustigena Wainwright, 1940Luckynut
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Promachus vertebratus Say, 1823
Protocalliphora metallica Townsend, 1919
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Rainieria antennaepes Say, 1823
Rhagoletis basiola . Osten Sacken, 1877Rose Hip Fly
Rhaphium colutis Harmston & J..., 1942
Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) metopina Villeneuve, 1908
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scatella favillacea Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Scathophaga suillia Fabricius, 1794
Scenopinus fenestralis Linnaeus, 1758House windowfly
Scoliocentra (Leriola) brachypterna Loew, 1873
Sepsis neocynipsea Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Spelobia maculipennis Spuler, 1925
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Stictocephala basalis Walker, 1851
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Strauzia longipennis Wiedemann, 1830Peacock fly
Strauzia perfecta Loew, 1873
Suillia convergens Walker, 1849
Suillia longipennis Loew, 1862
Suillia nemorum Meigen, 1830
Suillia plumata Loew, 1862
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus montiragus
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Systoechus oreas Osten Sacken, 1877
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tephritis araneosa Coquillett, 1894
Tephritis pura (Loew, 1873)⇒ Campiglossa plantaginis Haliday, 1833
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) phyllophora Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Tetanocera vicina Macquart, 1843American melonleaf
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia pulla Adams, 1904
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichopoda (Galactomyia) pennipes Fabricius, 1781Feather Legged Fly
Tritoxa incurva Loew, 1873Emory's desertmallow
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Vermipardus sathon Stuckenberg, 1995
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xenox tigrinus De Geer, 1776Tiger Bee Fly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Brachycera with occurrences in Larimer County
InfraorderAsilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
9
41
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMuscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
31
141
149
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
3
8
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderVermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Brachycera (Macquart 1834)
Brachycera (Macquart 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Brachycera at artfakta.se
Brachycera at dyntaxa.se
Brachycera at itis.gov
Brachycera at marinespecies.org