About 222,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Fly - Wikipedia

    Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wing".

  2. Definition, Life Cycle, Habitat, & Classification - Britannica

    Mar 13, 2025 · dipteran, (order Diptera), any member of an order of insects containing the two-winged or so-called true flies. Although many winged insects are commonly called flies, the name is strictly applicable only to members of Diptera.

  3. Order Diptera – ENT 425 – General Entomology - North Carolina …

    The order Diptera includes all true flies. These insects are distinctive because their hind wings are reduced to small, club-shaped structures called halteres – only the membranous front wings serve as aerodynamic surfaces.

  4. Biology of Diptera - Wikipedia

    Diptera is an order of winged insects commonly known as flies. Diptera, which are one of the most successful groups of organisms on Earth, are very diverse biologically. None are truly marine but they occupy virtually every terrestrial niche. Many have co …

  5. Morphology of Diptera - Wikipedia

    The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects. They have prominent compound eyes on a mobile head, and (at most) one pair of functional, membraneous wings, [1] which are attached to a complex mesothorax. The second pair of wings, on the metathorax, are reduced to halteres.

  6. Order Diptera - Flies - BugGuide.Net

    Jul 21, 2024 · The common names of the members of order Diptera are written as two words: crane fly, robber fly, bee fly, moth fly, fruit fly, etc. The common names of non-dipterans that have "fly" in their name are written as one word: butterfly, stonefly, dragonfly, scorpionfly, sawfly, caddisfly, whitefly, etc.

  7. Diptera

    Feb 3, 2025 · By providing authoritative information about dipteran names, Systema Dipterorum is the necessary framework for organizing, interpreting and integrating current and future data, information and knowledge about two-winged insects.

  8. Diptera.info - News

    This is an interactive site for dipterists from all continents dealing with all aspects of dipterology (the study of Diptera: flies and midges) and dipterists.

  9. The Characteristics of Diptera - ThoughtCo

    May 6, 2008 · Insects of the order Diptera, the true flies, are a large and diverse group that includes midges, no-see-ums, gnats, mosquitoes, and all manner of flies. Diptera literally means "two wings," the unifying characteristic of this group.

  10. Dipteran - Insects, Flies, Mosquitoes | Britannica

    Mar 13, 2025 · Dipteran - Insects, Flies, Mosquitoes: The most distinctive feature of dipterans are wings that consist of a pair of functional forewings and reduced hind wings called halteres that serve as balancing organs. The division of Diptera into suborders is based on antennae structure, wing venation, and chaetotaxy, the arrangement of strong bristles.

Refresh