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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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Biting Midges 1
Ceratopogonidae
Black Flies 2
Simuliidae
Chironominae 3
Orthocladiinae 4
Ablabesmyia 5
Psectrotanypus dyari 6
Mosquitoes 7
Culicidae
Phantom Midges 8
Chaoborus
Anopheles 9
Winter Crane Flies 10
Trichocera
Limoniid Crane Flies 11
Limoniidae
Tipula caloptera 12
Tipula furca 13
Tipula ultima 14
European Crane Fly 15
Tipula oleracea
Ferruginous Tiger Cranefly 16
Nephrotoma ferruginea
Fungus Gnats 17
Mycetophilidae
Dark-winged Fungus Gnats 10
Sciaridae
Oak Leaf Button Gallmaker Midge 18
Polystepha pilulae
Oak Leaf Gallmaker Midge 17
Contarinia
Macrodiplosis erubescens
Bibio albipennis 19
Red-femured March Fly 11
Bibio femoratus
Montane March Fly 17
Bibio vestitus
Minute Black Scavenger Flies 20
Scatopsidae
Moth Flies 21
Psychodinae
Scuttle Flies 22
Phoridae
Lonchoptera 1
Platypeza 23
Syrphini 24
Sphaerophoria 25
Platycheirus 26
Eastern Calligrapher 13
Toxomerus geminatus
Margined Calligrapher 27
Toxomerus marginatus
Orange-spotted Drone Fly 28
Eristalis anthophorina
European Drone Fly 22
Eristalis arbustorum
Drone Fly 29
Eristalis tenax
Yellow Jacket-mimic Syrphid 30
Spilomyia longicornis
Thick-legged Hoverfly 17
Syritta pipiens
Eumerus 17
Flesh Flies 17
Sarcophagidae
Woodlouse Parasite Fly 23
Melanophora roralis
Goniini 17
Cynomya cadaverina 14
Bellardia vulgaris 31
Blue Bottlefly 22
Calliphora vicina
Lucilia coeruleiviridis 32
Lucilia illustris
Common Greenbottle 17
Lucilia sericata
Cochliomyia macellaria 33
Black Blow Fly 34
Phormia regina
Pollenia labialis 35
Pollenia pediculata 36
Common Cluster Fly 8
Pollenia rudis
House Fly Family 37
Muscidae
Dung Flies 38
Scathophagidae
Root-maggot Fly 23
Anthomyia
Leucophora 17
Beet Dock Leaf-miner Fly 39
Pegomya
House Fly 40
Musca domestica
Opomyza 40
Honeysuckle Leaf Miner 17
Aulagromyza cornigera
Aster-family Leaf Miner Fly 17
Liriomyza sp.
Fireweed Leaf Miner Fly 17
Nemorimyza maculosa
Goldenrod Leaf Miner Fly 31
Nemorimyza posticata
Goldenrod Leaf Miner Fly 17
Ophiomyia maura
Daylily Leaf Miner Fly 31
Ophiomyia kwansonis
Elm Leaf Miner Fly 17
Agromyza aristata
Chymomyza amoena 23
Spotted-winged Drosophila 41
Drosophila suzukii
Common Shore Fly 17
Ephydrinae
Thick-femured Shore Fly 42
Ochthera
Delphinia picta 43
Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly 42
Urophora quadrifasciata
Snail-killing Flies 17
Sepedon
Heleomyzidae 44
Lesser Dung Flies 40
Sphaeroceridae
Dance Fly 17
Rhamphomyia
Longlegged Fly 45
Sciapodinae
Dolichopus 44
Common Snipe Fly 17
Rhagio mystaceus
Stiletto Flies 38
Therevidae
Assassin Flies 46
Asilinae
Soldier Flies 17
Stratiomyidae

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