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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1121
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
250
1121
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1076
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
939
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
112
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orange County (Virginia)
40 Families width 96 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CAKBSETPODMHLRX
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies6SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orange County (Virginia)
112 Genera with 96 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Asindulum Latreille, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1830Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chelipoda Macquart, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotabanus Lutz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Comasarcophaga Hall, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cuterebra Clark, 1775Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotelus Walker, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Delphinia Robineau-Des..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diogmites Loew, 1866
Hanging Thief Robber Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dipalta Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1916Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Hedriodiscus Enderlein, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyza Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteropterna Skuse, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplodictya Cresson, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Juriniopsis Townsend, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lampria Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1924Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1818
Keds0SpeciesTaxom
Litolinga Irwin & Lyne..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophora Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Muscina Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Myxosargus Brauer, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neodiplocampta Curran, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parathalassius Mik, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Penniverpa Irwin & Lyne..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Phthiria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllomydas Bigot, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Physoconops Szilady, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1931Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pterocerina Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ravinia Robineau-Des..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Stephanotrypeta Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Townsendia Williston, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomya Rondani, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orange County (Virginia)
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Cerodontha (Icteromyza) longipennis Loew, 1869
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Bequaert, 1926
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Comasarcophaga prolepsis Reinhard, 1947
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Cuterebra (Cuterebra) americana Fabricius, 1775Woodrat Bot Fly
Cyclotelus pictipennis Wiedemann, 1821
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Delphinia picta Fabricius, 1781Common Picture-Winged Fly
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dioctria (Dioctria) hyalipennis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Leptarthrus vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Drosophila putrida Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Juriniopsis adusta Wulp, 1888Tachinid Fly
Lasiopogon zonatus Cole & Wilcox, 1938
Leptogaster obscuripennis (Johnson, 1895)⇒ Lasiocnemus obscuripennis Loew, 1851
Limnophila (Hesperolimnophila) euxesta Alexander, 1924
Litolinga tergisa Say, 1823
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Melanophora roralis Linnaeus, 1758Dark-winged Woodlouse-fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Muscina pascuorum Meigen, 1826
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parathalassius melanderi Cole, 1912
Parathalassius socali Brooks & Cum..., 2017
Penniverpa festina Coquillett, 1893
Phyllomydas parvulus Westwood, 1841
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Promachus hinei Bromley, 1931
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Pterocerina anastrepha Hendel, 1914
Ravinia (Chaetoravinia) derelicta Walker, 1852
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) vagans (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Sarcophaga variegata Scopoli, 1763
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis flavimana Meigen, 1826Durango yellowcress
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Stephanotrypeta taeniaptera Bezzi, 1923
Sylvicola (Anisopus) punctatus Fabricius, 1787
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Xylomya pallidifemur Malloch, 1917

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Orange County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
90
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
22
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Diptera at itis.gov
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