BRIEF IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1 PROMINENT WINGS 1. 2 wings, hind wings are modified into Halteres- Diptera a. Large globular eyes, aristate antennae. Mouth parts sponging and sucking type. Usually bulky bodied, but variations are there- Flies i. Slender body, hovering (when alive), 1 st /2 nd abdominal segment having T-shaped blackish mark- Syrphid flies [Hoverfly, drone fly] ii. Bulky bodied with metallic green/blue body colour- Calliphorid fly [Green bottle fly, Blue bottle fly] iii. Very small, slender/slim bodied, metallic green coloured- Long-legged fly [family- Dolichopodidae] iv. Large fly with many large spine-like hairs covering the body- Tachinids [family- Tachinidae] v. More or less same as above but hairs are much smaller and less in number. Thorax has dorsal 4 black lines- Flesh fly b. Slender. Eyes are small. Mouth parts are thin needle-like, antennae are more or less bushy- Mosquitoes and midges Housefly Flesh fly Tachinid Hoverfly Drone fly Green bottle fly Blue bottle fly Long-legged fly Midge
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BRIEF IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
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PROMINENT WINGS
1. 2 wings, hind wings are modified into Halteres- Diptera
a. Large globular eyes, aristate antennae. Mouth parts sponging and sucking type.
Usually bulky bodied, but variations are there- Flies
i. Slender body, hovering (when alive), 1st/2nd abdominal segment having