Flies
Diptera
Diptera (flies) is an order in the class Insecta, containing 46,536 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
Families
- Hover FliesSyrphidae4,073
- Asilidae3,161
- Bombyliidae2,437
- Tachinidae2,378
- Tephritidae2,239
- Limoniidae2,174
- Cecidomyiidae2,159
- MosquitoesCulicidae2,085
- Dolichopodidae2,062
- Chironomidae1,591
- Tabanidae1,317
- Tipulidae1,240
- Stratiomyidae1,127
- Muscidae1,080
- Agromyzidae902
- Drosophilidae901
- Biting MidgesCeratopogonidae900
- Mycetophilidae830
- Empididae700
- Ephydridae649
- Therevidae614
- Sarcophagidae595
- Chloropidae581
- Lauxaniidae496
- Psychodidae478
- Calliphoridae465
- Simuliidae462
- Hybotidae433
- Anthomyiidae431
- Ulidiidae374
- Phoridae369
- Sciaridae369
- Heleomyzidae368
- Mydidae337
- Sphaeroceridae328
- Platystomatidae317
- Sciomyzidae251
- Conopidae220
- Pipunculidae206
- Keroplatidae202
- Bibionidae201
- Rhagionidae199
- Scathophagidae183
- Acroceridae172
- Micropezidae164
- Nemestrinidae161
- Psilidae125
- Celyphidae121
- Lonchaeidae114
- Diopsidae113
- Hippoboscidae105
- Platypezidae100
- Pediciidae97
- Brachystomatidae94
- Canacidae94
- Oestridae88
- Polleniidae87
- Sepsidae87
- Fanniidae80
- Chamaemyiidae78
- Apioceridae76
- Blephariceridae76
- Pyrgotidae75
- Scatopsidae74
- Scenopinidae73
- Clusiidae70
- Neriidae65
- Mythicomyiidae61
- Piophilidae61
- Rhinophoridae61
- Richardiidae61
- Pallopteridae60
- Trichoceridae56
- Ptychopteridae55
- Ditomyiidae52
- Xylophagidae47
- Milichiidae45
- Lonchopteridae41
- Vermileonidae41
- Chyromyidae40
- Xylomyidae40
- Nycteribiidae39
- Asteiidae38
- Athericidae37
- Anthomyzidae36
- Dixidae36
- Chaoboridae33
- Pelecorhynchidae33
- Ropalomeridae33
- Anisopodidae31
- Curtonotidae27
- Opomyzidae26
- Coelopidae25
- Periscelididae25
- Ragadidae25
- Camillidae23
- Cylindrotomidae22
- Tanyderidae21
- Rangomaramidae19
- Cypselosomatidae18
- Diastatidae17
- Odiniidae17
- Thaumaleidae16
- Carnidae15
- Corethrellidae15
- Dryomyzidae15
- Streblidae15
- Bolitophilidae14
- Helosciomyzidae14
- Strongylophthalmyiidae13
- Nothybidae12
- Cryptochetidae11
- Ctenostylidae10
- Hilarimorphidae10
- Syringogastridae10
- Australimyzidae9
- Canthyloscelidae9
- Huttoninidae9
- Neminidae9
- Pantophthalmidae9
- Tachiniscidae9
- Glossinidae8
- Aulacigastridae6
- Diadocidiidae6
- Homalocnemidae6
- Nymphomyiidae6
- Teratomyzidae6
- Acartophthalmidae5
- Atelestidae5
- Campichoetidae5
- Helcomyzidae5
- Lygistorrhinidae5
- Megamerinidae5
- Phaeomyiidae5
- Axymyiidae4
- Bolbomyiidae4
- Mesembrinellidae4
- Pachyneuridae4
- Tanypezidae4
- Austroleptidae3
- Cremifaniidae3
- Deuterophlebiidae3
- Inbiomyiidae3
- Ironomyiidae3
- Perissommatidae3
- Xenasteiidae3
- Apsilocephalidae2
- Braulidae2
- Fergusoninidae2
- Heterocheilidae2
- Neurochaetidae2
- Apystomyiidae1
- Evocoidae1
- Hesperinidae1
- Mormotomyiidae1
- Mystacinobiidae1
- Nannodastiidae1
- Natalimyzidae1
- Opetiidae1
- Oreoleptidae1
- Paraleucopidae1
- Somatiidae1
- Ulurumyiidae1
- Valeseguyidae1