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conopidaeThe Conopidae, also known as the thick-headed flies, are a family of flies within the Brachycera suborder of Diptera, and the sole member of the superfamily Conopoidea.
tephritidaeone of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae.
hover fly—
muscomorphaThe Brachyceran infraorder Muscomorpha is a large and diverse group of flies, containing the bulk of the Brachycera and most of the known flies.
mycetophilidaea family of small flies, forming the bulk of those species known as fungus gnats.
snakeflynounAny insect of the order Raphidioptera.
nemestrinidaenoun—
nycteribiidaea family of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea.
calliphoridaeThe (commonly known as blowflies, blow flies, blow-flies, carrion flies, bluebottles, or greenbottles) a family of insects in the order Diptera, with almost 1,900 known species.
muscidaea family of flies found in the superfamily Muscoidea.
asilomorpha—
fairyflynounA tiny wasp of the family Mymaridae.
taxonomy of the lepidopteraThe insect order Lepidoptera consists of moths and butterflies (43 superfamilies).
piophilidaea family of "true flies", in the order Diptera.
auchenorrhynchaThe Auchenorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains most of the familiar members of what was called the "Homoptera" – groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs.
froghoppernounAny of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
chironomidaeThe Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution.
ichneumonoideaThe superfamily Ichneumonoidea contains one extinct and three extant families, including the two largest families within Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae and Braconidae.
mantispidaeMantispidae, commonly known as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera.
pyralidaeThe Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea.

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