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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Atelocerata
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
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5433212 phorid flies Chonocephalus spp. Intercepted from a bouquet from Costa Rica by M. Rodriguez of Customs and Border Protection at Atlanta International Airport.
5433213 phorid flies Chonocephalus spp. Intercepted from a bouquet from Costa Rica by M. Rodriguez of Customs and Border Protection at Atlanta International Airport.
5433214 phorid flies Chonocephalus spp. Intercepted from a bouquet from Costa Rica by M. Rodriguez of Customs and Border Protection at Atlanta International Airport.
5478356 cluster fly Pollenia rudis A cluster fly found indoor in late Fall. It was around a window seal.
5462386 bee fly Anthrax irroratus Anthrax irroratus.
5463595 bee louse Braula coeca
5463596 bee louse Braula coeca head
5463600 bee louse Braula coeca tarsi
5463597 bee louse Braula coeca head and thorax
5463598 bee louse Braula coeca
5463599 bee louse Braula coeca
5463594 bee louse Braula coeca
5447499 Tachinid fly Erynniopsis antennata
5449550 Tachinid fly Compsilura concinnata
5454452 Tachinid flies
5454453 Tachinid flies
5454454 Tachinid flies
5440437 bee fly Geron spp.
5439111 Tachinid flies Gymnosoma spp.
5438885 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5438886 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5438887 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
2133053 Tachinid flies Southeast Michigan
2133052 Tachinid flies Southeast Michigan
1472048 Tachinid fly Drino rhoeo host is Manduca sexta.larvae from tobacco hornworm collected 2 August 1979, Statesboro, Bulloch Co. Georgia USA; pupation 2 August 1979; adult flies emerged 22 August 1979; voucher identification by D. W. Wood, 1991
1472050 Tachinid fly Drino rhoeo host was Manduca sexta. larvae from tobacco hornworm collected 2 August 1979; pupation 2 August 1979; adult flies emerged 22 August 1979; voucher identification by D. W. Wood, 1991
1472026 Tachinid fly Trichopoda lanipes fly collected 6 September 1982
1472027 Tachinid fly Trichopoda lanipes fly collected 6 September 1982
1472028 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes Fly collected on September 6, 1982 at Horse Cove bog in Macon County, North Carolina.
1472029 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes Fly collected on September 6, 1982 at Horse Cove bog in Macon County, North Carolina.
1472082 Tachinid fly Lespesia sabroskyi adult fly emerged 13 May 1995, voucher identified by D. W. Wood; host caterpillar (Antheraea polyphemus) collected 4 November 1994; pupated 5 November 1994; fly larva emerged and pupated 25 April 1995
1472083 Tachinid fly Lespesia sabroskyi adult fly emerged 13 May 1995, voucher identified by D. W. Wood; host caterpillar (Antheraea polyphemus) collected 4 November 1994, pupated 5 November 1994; fly larva emerged and pupated 25 April 1995
5435311 fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus Phorid flies on sticky portion of the PTS/Puckett trap
5435422 fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus Ovipositor of Pseudacteon curvatus
5435312 humpbacked flies Modified version of the PTS/Puckett trap, with phorid flies stuck to the sticky portion.  Constructed with a cup lid as the base to ease in storage and reduce contamination (once cup is snapped on).
5435423 fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon tricuspis Close-up detail of Pseudacteon tricuspis ovipositor
5435319 humpbacked flies Design of modified Puckett/PTS trap in field
5435320 humpbacked flies Modified Puckett/PTS trap in field
1440132 Tachinid flies Tachinid flies including Zygostrumia and Winthemia species, belong to a large family of parasitic flies. These flies are hairy and resemble house flies, but some species are slightly larger. The tip of the abdomen may be red. Most lay large eggs on the body of budworms and hornworms. Caterpillars may be found with several tachinid larvae on them. Upon hatching, the tachinid larva usually burrows into the host and feeds internally. The parasitized insect usually dies while in the soil during the pupal stage, before it can transform into an adult and initiate a new generation.
5434954 Tachinid fly Gonia frontosa Early spring Tachinid
5435309 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp. copulating
5435310 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp. copulating
5434995 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5434997 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
1252091 Tachinid flies
5434689 greater bee fly Bombylius major Bee fly, (Bombylius major), sipping water from lichen
2107021 Tachinid fly Archytas apicifer
5429963 hunchback bee fly Lepidophora lutea Another species of bee fly, Bombyllidae. Commonly called a Scalehorn fly.
5430625 bee fly Anthrax analis Parasites of tiger beetles. Apparently they are more abundant in the Southeast.
5430149 bee fly Systropus macer Bee flies mating.
5429961 bee fly Exoprosopa fascipennis Family Bombyllidae.
5402465 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5402466 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5402467 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp. bottom view
5402468 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5402469 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5402470 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5402471 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5402472 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5390053 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata
5390052 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata
5390050 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata
5390051 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata
2107018 scaly bee flies Lepidophora spp.
2107035 grasshopper bee flies Systoechus spp.
2107037 Tachnid flies Peleteria spp.
5403809 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5403810 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5403811 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5403806 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5403807 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5403808 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5403805 Tachinid fly Siphona spp.
5402823 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402824 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402821 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402822 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402820 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402817 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402818 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
5402819 feather-legged fly Trichopoda plumipes 9mm long
1386012 Tachinid flies Gymnosoma spp.
1386013 Tachinid flies Gymnosoma spp.
1220071 Tachinid fly Cyzenis albicans eggs of parasitoid are laid in surface of injured leaves
5005064 Tachinid fly Trichopoda spp. tachinid parasitoid of true bugs
2107016 tiger bee fly Xenox tigrinus
5425630 cluster fly Pollenia rudis mating
5423835 Tachinid fly Cholomyia inaequipes
5423836 Tachinid fly Cholomyia inaequipes
5369871 cluster fly Pollenia rudis Adult sunning on west wall of home in fall
5369870 cluster fly Pollenia rudis Adult sunning on west wall of home in fall
1543650 Bombyliid flies
1543648 Bombyliid flies
1543649 Bombyliid flies
5369404 humpbacked flies
5369403 humpbacked flies
5387756 Tachinid fly Trichopoda plumipes
5403122 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5403123 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5403124 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5403125 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5403126 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5403127 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5393512 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata Pollenia pediculata is the most common “cluster fly” in Colorado
5393510 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata Pollenia pediculata is the most common “cluster fly” in Colorado
5393511 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata Pollenia pediculata is the most common “cluster fly” in Colorado
5393508 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata Pollenia pediculata is the most common “cluster fly” in Colorado
5393509 cluster fly Pollenia pediculata Close-up of head to show the curly golden hairs that are distinctive of Pollenia spp.
5392737 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5392738 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5392735 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5392736 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5392734 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5392733 cluster flies Pollenia spp. adult male
5343052 tiger bee fly Xenox tigrinus
5382157 Tachinid fly Paradejeania rutilioides Adult visiting flower  
5382158 Tachinid fly Paradejeania rutilioides Adult visiting flower  
5382156 Tachinid fly Adejeania vexatrix Adult visiting flower  
5387765 Tachinid fly Trichopoda spp.
5383251 Tachinid flies Late instar gypsy moth larvae with 4 tacinid eggs on back
5384385 Bombyliid flies
5384386 Bombyliid flies
5382561 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.
5371367 Tachinid flies parasitoid eggs on head of caterpillar
5379917 bee flies Xenox spp.
5379960 Tachinid fly Lespesia spp. in North Carolina Department of Agriculture tobacco field
5371369 Tachinid flies parasitoid eggs on head of caterpillar
5371368 Tachinid flies parasitoid eggs on head of caterpillar
5371016 greater bee fly Bombylius major
5369449 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5369447 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5369448 cluster flies Pollenia spp.
5368198 Tachinid flies
5368195 Tachinid parasitoids Argyrophylax spp.
5347076 bee flies Exoprosopa spp.
5347090 bee flies Chrysanthrax spp.
5348008 bee fly Anthrax argyropyga
5343055 Bombyliid flies
5343054 Bombyliid flies
5343053 Tachinid flies
5302098 Tachinid fly Cylindromyia fumipennis
5302100 Tachinid fly Cylindromyia fumipennis
5303086 Tachinid fly Cylindromyia fumipennis
5172025 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes in_vile_bottom_view
5172022 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes visiting_Nama_sandwicense
5172023 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes in_vile
5172024 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes in_vile_bottom_view
5206096 bee flies Toxophora spp.
5206097 bee flies Toxophora spp.
5206091 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes
5206075 bee flies Bombylius spp.
5206076 bee flies Bombylius spp.
5188018 Tachinid fly Trichopoda pennipes Note tachind eggs on nymphs (probably Trichopoda pennipes). Photograph taken October 13, 2006 at Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
5083055 bee fly Dipalta serpentina
5187032 greater bee fly Bombylius major
1487018 Tachinid fly Lespesia sabroskyi host caterpillar collected 17 April 1995, pupated 18 April 1995; fly larva emerged and pupated 23 April 1995; adult fly emerged 5 May 1995; voucher identified by D.W. Wood.
1487019 Tachinid fly Lespesia sabroskyi host caterpillar collected 4 November 1994, pupated 5 Novermber 1994; fly larva emerged and pupated 25 April 1995
1487020 Tachinid fly Lespesia spp. host collected 3 Oct 1975, fly emerged 15 Oct 1975; voucher identified by D.W. Wood, 1991.
1487015 Tachinid fly Drino rhoeo pupation 2 August 1979; adult flies emerged 22 August 1979; voucher identification by D.W. Wood, 1991.
1487016 Tachinid fly Drino rhoeo pupation 2 August 1979; adult flies emerged 22 August 1979; voucher identification by D.W. Wood, 1991.
1487014 Tachinid fly Chetogena floridensis host caterpillar collected 11 May 1979, fly emerged from host pupa 4 June 1979
1487022 Tachinid fly Belvosia townsendi host larva collected 31 October 1999; adult fly emerged 16 April 2000; voucher identified by Woodley 2000.
1487023 Tachinid fly Belvosia townsendi host larva collected 31 October 1999; adult fly emerged 16 April 2000; voucher identified by Woodley 2000.
1487024 Tachinid fly Belvosia townsendi host larva collected 31 October 1999; adult fly emerged 10 April 2000; voucher identified by Woodley 2000.
1487025 Tachinid fly Belvosia townsendi host larva collected 31 October 1999; adult fly emerged 8 April 2000; voucher identified by Woodley 2000.
1487017 Tachinid fly Eucelatoria rubentis host collected 18 September 1979; fly emerged 18 September 1979; voucher identified by D.W. Wood, 1991
1487021 Tachinid fly Lespesia pholi host collected 27 October 1999 and pupated 28 October 1999; fly larvae pupated 22 March 2000, adult emerged 4 April 2000; voucher identified by D.W. Wood, 2000.
5175046 Tachinid fly Trichopoda spp. D.Z. Arvin property, Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
5172088 Tachinid fly Trichopoda spp. Trichopoda parasite egg
5172089 Tachinid fly Trichopoda spp. Trichopoda parasite egg
5140091 Tachinid fly Belvosia spp.
5137086 Bombyliid flies
1323029 fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. This Brazilian fly makes fire ants literally lose their heads. The South American phorid fly, Pseudacteon , is a highly specific, natural enemy of fire ants. ARS scientists hope to import it for tests in the United States, where fire ants lack natural enemies. They feed on crops and sting people and animals in 11 states. Beheading a live host-a rarity among parasitic flies-is standard procedure for Pseudacteon flies. And they attack only fire ants. The female deposits an egg on or in a fire ant's body. Weeks later, a maggot has moved through the unlucky ant's neck into its head-and eaten the contents. The head falls off after an enzyme-made by ant or maggot (scientists don't know which)-dissolves its connecting tissue.
1319021 fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. emerging
1319026 fire ant decapitating fly Pseudacteon curvatus This scanning electron micrograph shows a side view of the hooked ovipositor of Pseudacteon curvatus, a very small fire ant-decapitating fly from South America. Magnified about 200x.
1319018 fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. Fire ants will do anything to resist attack by the tiny phorid fly measuring only about one-sixteenth of an inch. A highly specific natural enemy, the female pierces a fire ant's head and releases an enzyme that later decapitates it.
1319015 fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. Fire ants will try hard to avoid the sting of a phorid fly (top, center). Once deposited, an egg quickly hatches into a larva that eventually kills the host by decapitation. Shown about nine times actual size.
5108096 tiger bee fly Xenox tigrinus on wooden plank
5108097 tiger bee fly Xenox tigrinus on wooden plank
5083056 grasshopper bee flies Systoechus spp.
5083057 grasshopper bee flies Systoechus spp.
5083058 bee flies Anastoechus spp.
5083059 bee flies Anastoechus spp.
5083060 bee flies Villa spp.
5083061 bee fly Villa alternata
5083062 bee fly Villa lateralis
5083064 bee fly Villa lateralis
5083035 Tachinid fly Adejeania vexatrix
5005052 Tachinid fly Tachina fera
2112078 Tachinid flies a puparium of a tachinid (Diptera), larval parasitoid of the nun moth (Lymantria monacha); July 1994
2112079 Tachinid flies dorsal view at a larva of a tachinid (Diptera), the larval parasitoid of the nun moth (Lymantria monacha); July 1994
2112080 Tachinid flies ventral view at a larva of a tachinid (Diptera), the larval parasitoid of the nun moth (Lymantria monacha); July 1994
1468041 Tachinid fly Carcelia yalensis
1468208 Tachinid flies
1295007 fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. Female decapitating fly preparing to attack a fire ant worker (left); eight of about 20 species of decapitating flies known to attaack fire ants in South America (right)
1295008 fire ant decapitating flies Pseudacteon spp. Fire ant worker decapitated by maggot just prior ro pupariation (left); Pseudacteon puparium removed from fire ant head (right)
1295005 Tachinid fly Trichopoda giacomellii Mating pairs
1626078 Tachinid flies Tachinid flies are parasites of other insects. This fly has laid its small white eggs just above the legs of the caterpillar in front of it. Upon hatching, the fly maggots will burrow through their hosts skin and feed on its internal organs. The caterpillar will die just as the larvae emerge and complete their development.
1326220 Tachinid fly Phasia occidentis Parasitoid of Nysius spp.
1739030 Tachinid fly Archytas marmoratus Scanning electron micrograph of larva (planidium) waiting on a leaf to paratisize passing caterpillar.
1739052 Tachinid fly Archytas marmoratus
1739053 Tachinid fly Archytas marmoratus Face of female showing silver-white face.
1220072 Tachinid fly Cyzenis albicans eggs of parasitoid are laid in surface of injured leaves
1220073 Tachinid fly Cyzenis albicans two parasitoid larvae near salvia glands of the host, glands visible as long bright pipe formed objects
1220074 Tachinid fly Cyzenis albicans two parasitoid larvae near salvia glands of the host, glands visible as long bright pipe formed objects
1402143 Tachinid flies Tachinid flies (several species including Winthemia spp. and Archytas marmoratus (Townsend): These flies are hairy and resemble house flies, but some species are slightly larger. The tip of the abdomen may be red. Most lay large eggs on the body of budworms and hornworms. Winthemia manducae Sabrosky & DeLoach is often seen near last stage hornworm larvae. Eggs of this species hatch, and the maggots bore into the hornworm. The hornworm is killed while in the soil during the pupal stage, before it can transform into an adult and initiate a new generation.
0014229 flesh flies Sarcophaga spp.

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