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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Loudoun County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1177
1631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1177
1631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1114
1529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
944
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
115
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Loudoun County
39 Families width 130 Species
#CSATBRMOXPEDLHU
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies9SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies6SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Loudoun County
115 Genera with 130 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Belvosia Robineau-Des..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1907Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1897Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Delphinia Robineau-Des..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Dictenidia Brullé, 17601SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Discocerina Macquart, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichophora Cresson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1931Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnophomyia Osten Sacken, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hoplodictya Cresson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hylemya Robineau-Des..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophora Westwood, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1941Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1907Sand Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1828Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metatrichia Coquillett, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Muscina Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodexiopsis Malloch, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neurigona Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Odinia Robineau-Des..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ozodiceromya Bigot, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Potamia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Spiriverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1908Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tanyptera Latreille, 1848Comb-horned cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loudoun County
130 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Belvosia townsendi Aldrich, 1928
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Beris fuscipes Meigen, 1820Hispid yellowcress
Blera analis Macquart, 1842Orange-Tailed Wood Fly
Boettcheria cimbicis Townsend, 1892
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) mexicanus Wiedemann, 1821
Bombylius (Parabombylius) fraudulentus Johnson, 1907Pine barren stitchwort
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Ceriana willistoni Kahl, 1897
Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chrysopilus ornatus Say, 1823Ornate Snipe Fly
Chrysopilus thoracicus Fabricius, 1805Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Delphinia picta Fabricius, 1781Common Picture-Winged Fly
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Dialysis fasciventris Loew, 1874
Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Discocerina obscurella Fallen, 1813
Ditrichophora pulchella (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Gymnoclasiopa pulchella Meigen, 1830
Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii Matsumara, 1931Cherry drosophila
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Gnophomyia tristissima Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Hoplodictya spinicornis Loew, 1866
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hylemya variata Fallen, 1823Fly
Lepidophora lepidocera Wiedemann, 1828Scaly Bee Fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Liohippelates bishoppi Sabrosky, 1941
Liriomyza trifolii Burgess, 1880American serpentine leaf miner
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Lutzomyia vexator Coquillett, 1907
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Mallophora orcina Wiedemann, 1828Southern Bee Killer
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Metatrichia bulbosa Osten Sacken, 1877
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Microdon ruficrus Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Muscina pascuorum Meigen, 1826
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Neodexiopsis calopyga Loew, 1872
Neodexiopsis rufitibia Stein, 1919
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Odinia meijerei Collin, 1952
Ozodiceromya notata Wiedemann, 1821
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) crassiseta Zetterstedt, 1860Leaf-Miner Fly
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Potamia littoralis Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Psychoda cinerea (Banks, 1894)⇒ Psychodocha cinerea Banks, 1894
Psychoda trinodulosa Tonnoir, 1922Narrowleaf goldshower
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Ptilocera melecta (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rivellia steyskali Namba, 1956
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) polygonia Okada, 1956
Scenopinus glabrifrons Meigen, 1824Prostrate yellowcress
Solva crepuscula Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Spiriverpa senex Walker, 1848
Stictocephala palmeri Van Duzee, 1908
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tanyptera (Tanyptera) dorsalis (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ctenophora dorsalis Osten Sacken, 1864
Telmatoscopus furcatus Kincaid, 1899
Thaumatomyia glabra Meigen, 1830Chloropid Fly
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Tomosvaryella sylvatica Meigen, 1824
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Loudoun County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
95
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
20
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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