Flies of the Big Thicket in East Texas

Blow Fly

Blow Fly

Longlegged Fly

Longlegged Fly

Longlegged Fly

Longlegged Fly

Calliphora sp.

Chrysomya sp.

Condylostylus sp.

Condylostylus sp.

Condylostylus sp.

Condylostylus sp.

Flesh Fly

Fruit Fly

Fruit Fly

For Later Use

For Later Use

For Later Use

Family Sarcophagidae

Tomoplagia sp.

Trupanea sp.

Robber Fly

Robber Fly

Hanging-thieves Robber Fly

Robber Fly

Robber Fly

Bee-like Robber Fly

Cerotainiops sp.

Diogmites sp.

Diogmites sp.

Efferia sp.

Efferia sp.

Laphria saffrana

Robber Fly

Robber Fly

Robber Fly Mating

Robber Fly

Robber Fly

For Later Use

Laphria virginica

Laphria virginica

Laphria sp.

Machimus sp.

Taracticus octopunctatus

Robber Fly Feeding

Robber Fly Feeding

Robber Fly Feeding

Cerotainia sp. Robber Fly

For Later Use

For Later Use

Large Butterfly for food

Small Wasp for food

Cerotainia sp.

Phantom Crane Fly

Phantom Midge Fly

Midge Fly

Soldier Fly

Snipe Fly

Midge Fly

Bittacomorpha clavipes

Chaoborus sp.

Chironomus sp.

Hoplitimyia constans

Chrysopilus sp.

Dicrotendipes sp.

Marsh Fly

Crane Fly

Marsh Fly

Marsh Fly

Moth Fly

March Fly, Lovebug

Dictya sp.

Dolichopeza sp.

Euthycera arcuata

Euthycera sp.

Lepiseodina conspicua

Plecia sp.

Midge Fly

Moth Fly

Stilt-legged Fly

Marsh Fly

Scavenger Fly

Soldier Fly

Polypedilum sp.

Clogmyia sp.

Rainieria sp.

Sepedon sp.

Sepsis sp.

Ptecticus sp.

Stilt-legged Fly

Stilt-legged Fly

Crane Fly

Waved Light Fly

Stiletto Fly

Crane Fly

Taeniaptera trivittata

Taeniaptera trivittata

Tipula borealis

Pyrgota undata

Ozodiceromyia sp.

Family Limoniidae

FLY

Grass Fly

Dance Fly

Biting Midge Fly

Mydas Fly

Mydas Fly

tbd

Thaumatomyia sp.

Family Empididae

Forcipomyia sp.

Mydas clavatus

Mydas clavatus

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

Bombylius Bee Fly(did not see it land)

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

Anthrax georgicus

Bombylius mexicanus

Bombylius sp.

Bombylius sp.

Chrysanthrax cypris

Exoprosopa brevirostris

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

Scaly Bee Fly

For Later Use

Exoprosopa sp.

Hemipenthes celeris

Hemipenthes sinuosa

Hemipenthes sp.

Lepidophora lepidocera

Bee Fly

Bee Fly

For Later Use

For Later Use

For Later Use

For Later Use

Ogcodocera leucoprocta

Poecilanthrax sp.

Syrphid Fly

FLY

Yellowjacket Hover Fly

Yellowjacket Hover Fly

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

Eristalis sp.

Helophilus fasciatus

Milesia virginiensis

Milesia virginiensis

Milesia virginiensis

Ocyptamus fascipennis

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Flies

Syrphid Fly

Ocyptamus sp.

Palpada vinetorum

Palpada sp.

Toxomerus marginatus

Toxomerus marginatus

Toxomerus politus

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

Common Oblique Syrphid

For Later Use

For Later Use

Toxomerus politus

Xylota sp.

Family Syrphidae

Allograpta obliqua

Picture-winged Fly

Picture-winged Fly

Picture-winged Fly

Signal Fly

Signal Fly

Signal Fly

Chaetopsis sp.

Delphinia picta

Herina sp.

Rivellia inaequata

Rivellia sp.

Rivellia sp.

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Other Types of Flies

Bee Flies (Family Bombyliidae)

Syrphid Flies (Family Syrphidae)

Picture-Winged (Family Ulidiidae) & Signal Flies (Family Platystomatidae)

Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)

FLY FAMILY of the Big Thicket in East Texas
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Gallinipper

Elephant Mosquito

Elephant Mosquito

For Later Use

For Later Use

For Later Use

Psorophora howardii

Toxorhynchites rutilus

Toxorhynchites rutilus

Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)

Feather-legged Fly

Feather-legged Fly

Feather-legged Fly

Feather-legged Fly

Feather-legged Fly

Feather-legged Fly

Trichopoda sp.

Trichopoda sp.

Trichopoda sp.

Trichopoda pennipes

Trichopoda plumipes

Trichopoda plumipes

Feather-Legged Flies (Genus Trichopoda)

Horse Fly

Horse Fly

Black Horse Fly

Deer Fly

Deer Fly

Deer Fly

Tabanus americanus

Chlorotabanus crepuscularis

Tabanus atratus

Chrysops reicherti

Chrysops reicherti (probable)

Chrysops sp,

Deer Fly

Deer Fly

Deer Fly

For Later Use

For Later Use

For Later Use

Chrysops sp,

Chrysops sp,

Chrysops sp,

Horse & Deer Flies (Family Tabanidae)
Note: It is estimated that more than 100 sp. of the Genus Chrysops exist in North America.

Tachinid Fly

Tachinid Fly

Tachinid Fly

Fly

Tachinid Fly

Tachinid Fly

Juriniopsis sp.

Cylindromyia sp.

Cylindromyia sp.

Genea sp.

Zelia sp.

Family Tachinidae

Tachinid Flies (Family Tachinidae)

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