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Tachinid fly (family Tachinidae), any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera.
a family that contains about 6,000 species of insects in the fly order, Diptera.
Hover fly, (family Syrphidae), also called flower fly, or syrphid fly, any member of a family that contains about 6,000 species of insects in the fly order, Diptera.
Robber fly (family Asilidae), also called assassin fly, any of about 6,750 species of predatory insects, worldwide in distribution, in the fly order, Diptera.
Long-legged fly, (family Dolichopodidae), any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are tiny and metallic blue, green, or copper in colour.
Warble fly (family Oestridae), also called cattle grub, bot fly, or heel fly, any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, sometimes classified in the family Hypodermatidae.
Bot fly (family Oestridae), also spelled botfly, any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, in which the adults are beelike in appearance and hairy but without bristles.
Blow fly (family Calliphoridae), also spelled blowfly, any member in a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are metallic blue, green, or black in colour and are noisy in flight.
Dung fly (family Scatophagidae), also called cordylurid, any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are yellow or brown in colour and are common in pastures.
Biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), any member of a family of small, bloodsucking insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are often serious pests along seashores, rivers, and lakes and may attack in great numbers and cause extreme discomfort.
