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Maybe move the stuff on the act of flying to [FLYING-- Tarquin 11:35 Jan 4, 2003 (UTC) -- moved it to flight - Tarquin 12:55 Jan 4, 2003 (UTC)
"For the kids" paragraph about walking on ceilings... What do kids have to do with it? I suggest including the answer in the article, but getting rid of the "For the kids" Q&A thing that's going on. -- 64.228.82.89 05:16, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
"True flies are insects of the order blabla. Did you know that one in every 10 flies is gay, and that gay flies are something. Also female flies carry maggots palindrome." Ehhhh.... seems like a bunch of crap to me. Delete it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.162.18.52 ( talk) 04:11, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
I felt the same way as 64.228.82.89 and I reworded this section because it was too colloquial. Sp0ng 11:54, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Somebody told me a fly only lives for 24 hours, is this true? What is the life expectancy of a fly? Edward 13:47, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC) were do maggots live?
The life expectancy of a fly probably depends on the type of fly. Try looking up the specific species you are interested in. Jerdwyer
I've heard it's on the order of weeks, not days —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])
I've had one fly living in my bathroom, two in my kitchen, and two in my office for weeks now. The fact that it's always the same number of flies leads me to believe it's always the same flies. Thus, at least a few weeks. :-) 205.206.207.250 09:16, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
If flies have suckers, how do they inflict "painful bites"? Bastie 23:12, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
Should probably redirect to Housefly
Not clear what the question is. Some flies (e.g. horse-fly) inflict painful bites, others (e.g. housefly) have suckers. What are you proposing we redirect? Jerdwyer
flys are cool —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.229.219 ( talk) 23:31, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
There are many pages on the internet discussing how various insects fly around and into lights, but I was wondering if anybody has any theories on an observation I made last year.
I was in a room with a window at each end on a bright summer's day. A fly would crash into one of the windows and continuing to try to fly through it, but would then give up after a couple of seconds then fly across the room and do the same thing to the other window. This went over and back for some time until I opened a window and let it out. It was extremely regular in terms of time, and it would fly in pretty much a straight line between the windows.
Why should it give up on one window and try to fly towards to the other window? I expected that it would keep flying at the one window constantly. It was a large fly of some sort, and unfortunately I have no idea what species it was.
Aaron McDaid ( talk - contribs) 12:28, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
You expacted what,from a brain the sise of the tip of a pin.-- Pixel ;-) 18:23, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Lord of the flies why is the song mentioned, but not the book by golding, on which the song is clearly based? —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])
It's been proposed a couple of times at Talk:Diptera that these two articles be merged, but it has never been carried out. I think the time has come. "Fly" (as covered by this article) and "Diptera" are essentially synonymous, and WP:NC(CN) states that we should use the common name. -- Stemonitis 07:41, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I've always wondered how this insect got named. Rather ingenious, eh? Fly? Does anyone know how it came to be named, and if so, is it worthy of mention as trivia, or simply trivial? -- Steam Giant 04:49, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
i was wondering if there is a high pitched noise, a color, or mayble a smell that might keep the flys away? im asking this because im looking towards creating some kind og item that will keep those pesky flys away from my dog...i dont always have time to put the fly medicine on his years EVERY day.-- user:Foxtails 3:12, 22 july 07
My pet fly- "It's not a gas mask" [1]"←I swear" 174.22.124.250 ( talk) 19:15, 11 August 2013 (UTC)MAJIKNEMO
Lol, very nice pic to use for the page. Mating flies, don't know if that's appropriate for the kids, eh? Couldn't you have chosen some random pic of a fly and used that one for a mating section? Dunno. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.45.116 ( talk) 23:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Consider an explanation for the photo in the info box. Why is one fly so skinny (torso)? Are they mating? Polounit 02:57, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Just how the heck do flies stick to walls anyway? O_o 205.206.207.250 09:19, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
I bet they have sticky grips on their legs.-- Rory666 08:49, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was No move Duja ► 14:38, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
At present, the title is patently incorrect. This page deals with Diptera, and (true) flies are only one group (Brachycera) of Diptera. The intro statement should start, for example:
The merge has created a major mess. Fly and flies need to redirect to Brachycera, and much of the text on the present page needs to go there too. Dysmorodrepanis 18:43, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Duja ► 14:38, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
..is thinly disguised trivia. I have placed the trivia template here and intend to remove this section pending discussion or lack thereof. Nickrz ( talk) 16:02, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Calm down. Nobody is burning anything but strawmen here.
Perhaps a re-reading of the wiki policy on trivia is in order:
WP:TRIV
Selected excerpts:
Avoid creating lists of miscellaneous facts.
Trivia sections should be avoided, but if they must exist, they should in most cases be considered temporary, until a better method of presentation can be determined.
Such sections should not be categorically removed: it may be possible to integrate some items into the article text. Some facts may belong in existing sections; others can be grouped into a new section of related material.
A trivia section is one that contains a disorganized and unselective list."
Another helpful wiki policy article is "Popular Culture". Similary, Handling Trivia
An effort at incorporating the important, relevant, and verifiable items into the main body of text could be made by those interested. I agree, there are interesting facts, but they should reside in this list only as a temporary measure. Nickrz ( talk) 17:37, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
I have reinstated the trivia template and deleted the most egregious of the trivia. I reiterate my original comments; Wiki guidelines are still the same. If the material is truly important and relevant, it should be incorporated into the main body of text or given expanded coverage elsewhere. Nickrz ( talk) 15:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Well done! A worthy addition and enhancement. Thank you. (Give him a hand, people). Wait... you are Doug Yanega? I used to be a moderator (Nickrz) in General Questions at The Straight Dope message board many years ago when you first came on board there. Small world, hey? Nickrz ( talk) 01:45, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
As a kid i did allot of kid stuff :D.. I had a few flys in my bedroom one night and they got very annoying. So I caught one and held it in my fingers and spent a good few minutes looking at the detail in its eyes, as their design interested me.
Anyway, i had microscope and decided i was going to take its head off and stick it under the microscope for further inspection.
So I removed its head and it landed in front of its body, So then i let the fly go expecting it to die seconds later.
However, the fly picked up its head with its front legs and flew off.. I was in shock, disbelief... and I'd like to know how it managed that!!
This is a cool link about fly: Gotcha! How to swat a fly, and know that it will die by The Independent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.61.126.141 ( talk) 00:40, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
Gentlemen, I have observed house files walking underwater.
If he feels he is a little waterlogged, he would rather follow a blade of grass underwater in attempt to get from island A to island B in a pond, rather than wait for his wings to dry out...
Maybe such behavior should be mentioned somewhere. Jidanni ( talk) 02:13, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Gentlemen, we all have observed house files washing their faces. Maybe such behavior should be documented. Jidanni ( talk) 02:19, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
...well, is it missing on purpose? There's a section about Maggots in Flies in Culture, but there is no section saying how long maggots stay as maggots, nor how maggots turn into flies, nor how long flies stay as flies, what the eggs look like, how big they are, etc. As far as I'm aware, it doesn't even say that maggots are the larval form of flies. I accept that various fly species are different in their development and growth, however, surely it would be helpful to state a few features of development that are common to all, or most, species?
And speaking of the Maggots section, I don't really see how the observation that maggots are extremely useful in forensic science, medicine, and fishing are considered useful references to 'popular culture'.
Thank you
Nonagonal Spider ( talk) 18:43, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Lifespan? Someone told me flies only live one day and I didn't think that sounded right, so I came here, but didn't find the answer. How long do they live?
71.81.203.139 ( talk) 12:57, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
i'm not a biologist, but i find the taxonomy,as described in the text, confusing. 'dipterans belong to the order mercoptidae (sp?)'. i thought diptera was the order. as i said, i'm not an entomologist, but neither are the majority of readers. i was looking for an answer to the question 'what is the second most numerous (speciose) order of insects?' recent pub quiz. the answer given was lepidoptera,which i questioned. Toyokuni3 ( talk) 15:51, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
According to Aristole, did the flies have 4 legs, and because of that no one even bothered to count them until the 1800's. That must be mentioned!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI47KuwaxTQ&feature=related
94.254.90.56 ( talk) 20:45, 2 January 2010 (UTC) Made by Bobby Rancar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.197.252.180 ( talk) 15:51, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
Which is the biggest fly? __ meco ( talk) 07:17, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
I've heard before that a fly regurgitates every time it lands....is this known to be true???? 174.22.219.196 ( talk) 21:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)curious
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Sarcophagid fly Portrait.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on May 3, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-05-03. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng { chat} 16:44, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
I have just changed the caption on a perfectly nice picture of an aristate fly (Muscidae? Dunno, I am no Dipterist!) from "Black fly" to "fly". As a two-word name it is of no value. The one-word name "Blackfly" refers to the Simuliidae, which this specimen emphatically is not. Dipterists welcome to enter any more specific caption. JonRichfield ( talk) 14:05, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
A bit of information that might be useful for this article would be how long flies live for usually. I can't believe that you created an entire section of flies in pop culture and didn't even have there lifespan. If a fly were to read this it would be offended.-James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.132.254 ( talk) 19:20, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
I have just glanced at this section and it is an outstanding first step. I think that it is worthy of explanding upon, should someone want to take on the task. For example, as opposed to merely listing literature such as 'Lord of the Flies,' it would be exceptionaly worthwhile discuss further the symbolism. The section should not be overly detailed, but I think that the section is quite valuable. Thank you.( Galaxycat ( talk) 08:16, 10 April 2012 (UTC))
I have removed the statement "Flies are reared in large numbers in Japan to serve as pollinators of sunflowers in greenhouses, especially the maggots", and invited the attention of the source to this talk page.
Reasons for removal:
Bottom line, as FloJo might put it: I would be happy to assist with wording etc, but before I pass that lot I will need high quality citation. There are plenty of second-hand, technically nonsensical hearsay mentions in google, but nothing that comes even close to WP standards. I would be grateful for specific, biologically literate verification. JonRichfield ( talk) 14:46, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
There should be a section. 67.243.4.94 ( talk) 14:38, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Is the housefly a true fly? Please add in if so.
Qwertyxp2000 ( talk) 07:28, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
Nine of the 16 flies in the poster belong to family Syrphidae. There are no Nematocera and no acalyptrates. I understand the bias towards large, tame, colorful Diptera when taking pictures, but the composite does a poor job illustrating the diversity of Diptera.
Ideally there would be a photo for each of these major omitted lineages:
I also doubt the ID Anthomyia pluvialis. The original photo is marked simply Anthomyia, which I do believe.
Vox Sciurorum ( talk) 00:03, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
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Archive 1 |
Maybe move the stuff on the act of flying to [FLYING-- Tarquin 11:35 Jan 4, 2003 (UTC) -- moved it to flight - Tarquin 12:55 Jan 4, 2003 (UTC)
"For the kids" paragraph about walking on ceilings... What do kids have to do with it? I suggest including the answer in the article, but getting rid of the "For the kids" Q&A thing that's going on. -- 64.228.82.89 05:16, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
"True flies are insects of the order blabla. Did you know that one in every 10 flies is gay, and that gay flies are something. Also female flies carry maggots palindrome." Ehhhh.... seems like a bunch of crap to me. Delete it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.162.18.52 ( talk) 04:11, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
I felt the same way as 64.228.82.89 and I reworded this section because it was too colloquial. Sp0ng 11:54, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Somebody told me a fly only lives for 24 hours, is this true? What is the life expectancy of a fly? Edward 13:47, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC) were do maggots live?
The life expectancy of a fly probably depends on the type of fly. Try looking up the specific species you are interested in. Jerdwyer
I've heard it's on the order of weeks, not days —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])
I've had one fly living in my bathroom, two in my kitchen, and two in my office for weeks now. The fact that it's always the same number of flies leads me to believe it's always the same flies. Thus, at least a few weeks. :-) 205.206.207.250 09:16, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
If flies have suckers, how do they inflict "painful bites"? Bastie 23:12, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
Should probably redirect to Housefly
Not clear what the question is. Some flies (e.g. horse-fly) inflict painful bites, others (e.g. housefly) have suckers. What are you proposing we redirect? Jerdwyer
flys are cool —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.229.219 ( talk) 23:31, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
There are many pages on the internet discussing how various insects fly around and into lights, but I was wondering if anybody has any theories on an observation I made last year.
I was in a room with a window at each end on a bright summer's day. A fly would crash into one of the windows and continuing to try to fly through it, but would then give up after a couple of seconds then fly across the room and do the same thing to the other window. This went over and back for some time until I opened a window and let it out. It was extremely regular in terms of time, and it would fly in pretty much a straight line between the windows.
Why should it give up on one window and try to fly towards to the other window? I expected that it would keep flying at the one window constantly. It was a large fly of some sort, and unfortunately I have no idea what species it was.
Aaron McDaid ( talk - contribs) 12:28, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
You expacted what,from a brain the sise of the tip of a pin.-- Pixel ;-) 18:23, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Lord of the flies why is the song mentioned, but not the book by golding, on which the song is clearly based? —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])
It's been proposed a couple of times at Talk:Diptera that these two articles be merged, but it has never been carried out. I think the time has come. "Fly" (as covered by this article) and "Diptera" are essentially synonymous, and WP:NC(CN) states that we should use the common name. -- Stemonitis 07:41, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I've always wondered how this insect got named. Rather ingenious, eh? Fly? Does anyone know how it came to be named, and if so, is it worthy of mention as trivia, or simply trivial? -- Steam Giant 04:49, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
i was wondering if there is a high pitched noise, a color, or mayble a smell that might keep the flys away? im asking this because im looking towards creating some kind og item that will keep those pesky flys away from my dog...i dont always have time to put the fly medicine on his years EVERY day.-- user:Foxtails 3:12, 22 july 07
My pet fly- "It's not a gas mask" [1]"←I swear" 174.22.124.250 ( talk) 19:15, 11 August 2013 (UTC)MAJIKNEMO
Lol, very nice pic to use for the page. Mating flies, don't know if that's appropriate for the kids, eh? Couldn't you have chosen some random pic of a fly and used that one for a mating section? Dunno. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.45.116 ( talk) 23:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Consider an explanation for the photo in the info box. Why is one fly so skinny (torso)? Are they mating? Polounit 02:57, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Just how the heck do flies stick to walls anyway? O_o 205.206.207.250 09:19, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
I bet they have sticky grips on their legs.-- Rory666 08:49, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was No move Duja ► 14:38, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
At present, the title is patently incorrect. This page deals with Diptera, and (true) flies are only one group (Brachycera) of Diptera. The intro statement should start, for example:
The merge has created a major mess. Fly and flies need to redirect to Brachycera, and much of the text on the present page needs to go there too. Dysmorodrepanis 18:43, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Duja ► 14:38, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
..is thinly disguised trivia. I have placed the trivia template here and intend to remove this section pending discussion or lack thereof. Nickrz ( talk) 16:02, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Calm down. Nobody is burning anything but strawmen here.
Perhaps a re-reading of the wiki policy on trivia is in order:
WP:TRIV
Selected excerpts:
Avoid creating lists of miscellaneous facts.
Trivia sections should be avoided, but if they must exist, they should in most cases be considered temporary, until a better method of presentation can be determined.
Such sections should not be categorically removed: it may be possible to integrate some items into the article text. Some facts may belong in existing sections; others can be grouped into a new section of related material.
A trivia section is one that contains a disorganized and unselective list."
Another helpful wiki policy article is "Popular Culture". Similary, Handling Trivia
An effort at incorporating the important, relevant, and verifiable items into the main body of text could be made by those interested. I agree, there are interesting facts, but they should reside in this list only as a temporary measure. Nickrz ( talk) 17:37, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
I have reinstated the trivia template and deleted the most egregious of the trivia. I reiterate my original comments; Wiki guidelines are still the same. If the material is truly important and relevant, it should be incorporated into the main body of text or given expanded coverage elsewhere. Nickrz ( talk) 15:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Well done! A worthy addition and enhancement. Thank you. (Give him a hand, people). Wait... you are Doug Yanega? I used to be a moderator (Nickrz) in General Questions at The Straight Dope message board many years ago when you first came on board there. Small world, hey? Nickrz ( talk) 01:45, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
As a kid i did allot of kid stuff :D.. I had a few flys in my bedroom one night and they got very annoying. So I caught one and held it in my fingers and spent a good few minutes looking at the detail in its eyes, as their design interested me.
Anyway, i had microscope and decided i was going to take its head off and stick it under the microscope for further inspection.
So I removed its head and it landed in front of its body, So then i let the fly go expecting it to die seconds later.
However, the fly picked up its head with its front legs and flew off.. I was in shock, disbelief... and I'd like to know how it managed that!!
This is a cool link about fly: Gotcha! How to swat a fly, and know that it will die by The Independent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.61.126.141 ( talk) 00:40, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
Gentlemen, I have observed house files walking underwater.
If he feels he is a little waterlogged, he would rather follow a blade of grass underwater in attempt to get from island A to island B in a pond, rather than wait for his wings to dry out...
Maybe such behavior should be mentioned somewhere. Jidanni ( talk) 02:13, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Gentlemen, we all have observed house files washing their faces. Maybe such behavior should be documented. Jidanni ( talk) 02:19, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
...well, is it missing on purpose? There's a section about Maggots in Flies in Culture, but there is no section saying how long maggots stay as maggots, nor how maggots turn into flies, nor how long flies stay as flies, what the eggs look like, how big they are, etc. As far as I'm aware, it doesn't even say that maggots are the larval form of flies. I accept that various fly species are different in their development and growth, however, surely it would be helpful to state a few features of development that are common to all, or most, species?
And speaking of the Maggots section, I don't really see how the observation that maggots are extremely useful in forensic science, medicine, and fishing are considered useful references to 'popular culture'.
Thank you
Nonagonal Spider ( talk) 18:43, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Lifespan? Someone told me flies only live one day and I didn't think that sounded right, so I came here, but didn't find the answer. How long do they live?
71.81.203.139 ( talk) 12:57, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
i'm not a biologist, but i find the taxonomy,as described in the text, confusing. 'dipterans belong to the order mercoptidae (sp?)'. i thought diptera was the order. as i said, i'm not an entomologist, but neither are the majority of readers. i was looking for an answer to the question 'what is the second most numerous (speciose) order of insects?' recent pub quiz. the answer given was lepidoptera,which i questioned. Toyokuni3 ( talk) 15:51, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
According to Aristole, did the flies have 4 legs, and because of that no one even bothered to count them until the 1800's. That must be mentioned!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI47KuwaxTQ&feature=related
94.254.90.56 ( talk) 20:45, 2 January 2010 (UTC) Made by Bobby Rancar —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.197.252.180 ( talk) 15:51, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
Which is the biggest fly? __ meco ( talk) 07:17, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
I've heard before that a fly regurgitates every time it lands....is this known to be true???? 174.22.219.196 ( talk) 21:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)curious
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Sarcophagid fly Portrait.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on May 3, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-05-03. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng { chat} 16:44, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
I have just changed the caption on a perfectly nice picture of an aristate fly (Muscidae? Dunno, I am no Dipterist!) from "Black fly" to "fly". As a two-word name it is of no value. The one-word name "Blackfly" refers to the Simuliidae, which this specimen emphatically is not. Dipterists welcome to enter any more specific caption. JonRichfield ( talk) 14:05, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
A bit of information that might be useful for this article would be how long flies live for usually. I can't believe that you created an entire section of flies in pop culture and didn't even have there lifespan. If a fly were to read this it would be offended.-James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.132.254 ( talk) 19:20, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
I have just glanced at this section and it is an outstanding first step. I think that it is worthy of explanding upon, should someone want to take on the task. For example, as opposed to merely listing literature such as 'Lord of the Flies,' it would be exceptionaly worthwhile discuss further the symbolism. The section should not be overly detailed, but I think that the section is quite valuable. Thank you.( Galaxycat ( talk) 08:16, 10 April 2012 (UTC))
I have removed the statement "Flies are reared in large numbers in Japan to serve as pollinators of sunflowers in greenhouses, especially the maggots", and invited the attention of the source to this talk page.
Reasons for removal:
Bottom line, as FloJo might put it: I would be happy to assist with wording etc, but before I pass that lot I will need high quality citation. There are plenty of second-hand, technically nonsensical hearsay mentions in google, but nothing that comes even close to WP standards. I would be grateful for specific, biologically literate verification. JonRichfield ( talk) 14:46, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
There should be a section. 67.243.4.94 ( talk) 14:38, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Is the housefly a true fly? Please add in if so.
Qwertyxp2000 ( talk) 07:28, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
Nine of the 16 flies in the poster belong to family Syrphidae. There are no Nematocera and no acalyptrates. I understand the bias towards large, tame, colorful Diptera when taking pictures, but the composite does a poor job illustrating the diversity of Diptera.
Ideally there would be a photo for each of these major omitted lineages:
I also doubt the ID Anthomyia pluvialis. The original photo is marked simply Anthomyia, which I do believe.
Vox Sciurorum ( talk) 00:03, 3 October 2014 (UTC)