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Brandeis University - Holometabolous Insects: Beetles, Moths, Flies, Wasps, & others

Flora and fauna of the Brandeis campus and Sachar Woods:
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Orthocladiinae 1
Ablabesmyia 2
Psectrotanypus dyari 3
Mosquitoes 4
Culicidae
Phantom Midges 5
Chaoborus
Anopheles 6
Winter Crane Flies 7
Trichocera
Limoniid Crane Flies 8
Limoniidae
Tipula caloptera 9
Tipula furca 10
Tipula ultima 11
European Crane Fly 12
Tipula oleracea
Ferruginous Tiger Cranefly 13
Nephrotoma ferruginea
Fungus Gnats 14
Mycetophilidae
Dark-winged Fungus Gnats 7
Sciaridae
Oak Leaf Button Gallmaker Midge 15
Polystepha pilulae
Oak Leaf Gallmaker Midge 14
Contarinia
Macrodiplosis erubescens
Bibio albipennis 16
Red-femured March Fly 8
Bibio femoratus
Montane March Fly 14
Bibio vestitus
Minute Black Scavenger Flies 17
Scatopsidae
Moth Flies 18
Psychodinae
Scuttle Flies 19
Phoridae
Lonchoptera 20
Platypeza 21
Syrphini 22
Sphaerophoria 23
Platycheirus 24
Eastern Calligrapher 10
Toxomerus geminatus
Margined Calligrapher 25
Toxomerus marginatus
Orange-spotted Drone Fly 26
Eristalis anthophorina
European Drone Fly 19
Eristalis arbustorum
Drone Fly 27
Eristalis tenax
Yellow Jacket-mimic Syrphid 28
Spilomyia longicornis
Thick-legged Hoverfly 14
Syritta pipiens
Eumerus 14
Flesh Flies 14
Sarcophagidae
Woodlouse Parasite Fly 21
Melanophora roralis
Goniini 14
Cynomya cadaverina 11
Bellardia vulgaris 29
Blue Bottlefly 19
Calliphora vicina
Lucilia coeruleiviridis 30
Lucilia illustris
Common Greenbottle 14
Lucilia sericata
Cochliomyia macellaria 31
Black Blow Fly 32
Phormia regina
Pollenia labialis 33
Pollenia pediculata 34
Common Cluster Fly 5
Pollenia rudis
House Fly Family 35
Muscidae
Dung Flies 36
Scathophagidae
Root-maggot Fly 21
Anthomyia
Leucophora 14
Beet Dock Leaf-miner Fly 37
Pegomya
House Fly 38
Musca domestica
Opomyza 38
Honeysuckle Leaf Miner 14
Aulagromyza cornigera
Aster-family Leaf Miner Fly 14
Liriomyza sp.
Fireweed Leaf Miner Fly 14
Nemorimyza maculosa
Goldenrod Leaf Miner Fly 29
Nemorimyza posticata
Goldenrod Leaf Miner Fly 14
Ophiomyia maura
Daylily Leaf Miner Fly 29
Ophiomyia kwansonis
Elm Leaf Miner Fly 14
Agromyza aristata
Chymomyza amoena 21
Spotted-winged Drosophila 39
Drosophila suzukii
Common Shore Fly 14
Ephydrinae
Thick-femured Shore Fly 40
Ochthera
Delphinia picta 41
Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly 40
Urophora quadrifasciata
Snail-killing Flies 14
Sepedon
Heleomyzidae 42
Lesser Dung Flies 38
Sphaeroceridae
Dance Fly 14
Rhamphomyia
Longlegged Fly 43
Sciapodinae
Dolichopus 42
Common Snipe Fly 14
Rhagio mystaceus
Stiletto Flies 36
Therevidae
Assassin Flies 44
Asilinae
Soldier Flies 14
Stratiomyidae
Green Lacewings 45
Chrysopidae
Dustywings 21
Coniopterygidae
Brown Lacewings 37
Hemerobiidae
Common Snow Scorpionfly 42
Boreus brumalis
Microcaddisflies 33
Hydroptilidae
Agrypnia vestita 11

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