Flies – Orphan Species

Here are species of flies which don’t have their own family pages.
Live adult flies photographed in the wild at North American locations.

Soldier Fly Family Stratiomyidae	Stilt-legged Fly Family Micropezidae	Picture-wing Fly Delphinia picta	Picture-winged Fly Tritoxa incurva
Family Psilidae Rust Flies	March Fly Family Bibionidae	Black Scavenger Fly Family Sepsidae	Picture-Winged Fly Callopistromyia strigula
Snipe Fly	Snipe Fly	Marsh Fly	Root Maggot Fly
Drain / Moth Fly	Long Legged Fly	Soldier Fly	Family Dolichopodidae
Soldier Fly	Heleomyzid Fly	Sun Fly	Fruit Fly
Ornate Snipe Fly	Dance Fly Family Empididae	Family Dryomyzidae	Signal Fly

Flies of North America – Order Diptera. Flies are prevalent in virtually all habitats, with over 16,000 species in North America. Flies can be distinguished from all other insects in that they only have one pair of normal wings. Most flies have compound eyes and mouthparts adapted for piercing, lapping or sucking fluids.

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