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DIPTERA: Flies 1

COMMON NAME:  Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 6/2001 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Grass Fly: tiny yellow fly with black stripes and bands Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Chloropidae Sub-family: . Genus: Chlorops Species: . Date: 4/24/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Drainfly, also called mothfly, looks like a small moth, size of housefly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Psychodidae Sub-family: . Genus: Psychoda Species: . Date: 5/10/2003 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Drainfly found, appropriately, in sink; gnat-sized, very weak flier Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Psychodidae Sub-family: . Genus: Psychoda Species: . Date: 11/9/2003 Location: Swan/Sunrise, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Two small flies Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 4/14/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 04/23/2003 Location: Swan/Sunrise, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  A fly that looks like a bee, possible dronefly or hoverfly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 6/2001 Location: Swan/Sunrise, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Droneflies on flower Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 7/5/2000 Location: Grants Pass, OR
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COMMON NAME:  Bee fly on Cosmos flower Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Bombyliidae Sub-family: . Genus: Lordotus Species: . Date: 8/2000 Location: Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ
The bluish color is a white-balancing error in camera. Color is actually gray.

COMMON NAME:  Bee Fly, pollen-covered, on small flower Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Bombyliidae Sub-family: . Genus: Lordotus Species: . Date: 5/2001 Location: Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Dance Fly on Cosmos flower Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Empididae Sub-family: . Genus: Empis Species: . Date: 8/2000 Location: Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ
The bluish color is an error in camera. Color is actually gray.

COMMON NAME:  Red-eyed fruit fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Drosophilidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 12/2000 Location: Mountain View, Big Island, HI
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COMMON NAME:  Little albino fly on yellow flower, possible Bee Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 5/2001 Location: Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Green Bottle Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Calliphoridae Sub-family: . Genus: Phaenicia Species: Phaenicia sericata Date: 6/2001 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Fly, possible Blue Bottle Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 6/2001 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 6/29/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 6/29/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 9/2000 Location: Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Unknown fly, possible Soldier Fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 7/7/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Small fly with smaller fly Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 7/7/2002 & 8/2/2003 Location: Tucson, AZ & Sierra Vista, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Two tiny flies Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: . Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: . Date: 7/7/2002 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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