The black-tailed skimmer is a dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae.
Allotinus drumila, the crenulate darkie, is a small butterfly found in India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan (China) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Psila fimetaria is a species of fly, a member of the family Psilidae.
Dipteran morphology differs in some significant ways from the broader morphology of insects. 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 one pair of functional, membraneous wings, which are attached to a complex mesothorax. The second pair of wings, on the metathorax, are reduced to halteres. The order's fundamental peculiarity is its remarkable specialization in terms of wing shape and the morpho-anatomical adaptation of the thorax – features which lend particular agility to its flying forms. The filiform, stylate or aristate antennae correlate with the Nematocera, Brachycera and Cyclorrhapha taxa respectively. It displays substantial morphological uniformity in lower taxa, especially at the level of genus or species. The configuration of integumental bristles is of fundamental importance in their taxonomy, as is wing venation. It displays a complete metamorphosis, or holometabolous development. The larvae are legless, and have head capsules with mandibulate mouthparts in the Nematocera. The larvae of "higher flies" (Brachycera) are however headless and wormlike, and display only three instars. Pupae are obtect in the Nematocera, or coarcate in Brachycera.
Ceratitis rosa, or commonly known as the natal fruit fly, is a fruit fly species from the family Tephritidae of the order Diptera. It is considered a pest in both its native and non-native habitats. It prefers subtropical or temperate climates and the fruits that are native to these areas. It is also capable of surviving in less dry climates compared to its relative, the Ceratitis capitata which is more specific in its habitats, described by Anton Ferdinand Karsch in 1887 in Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Not long after in 1900, the natal fruit fly was a recognized pest for orchards and fruit farmers throughout KwaZulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa.
Euthycera chaerophylli is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Coenosia agromyzina is a species of fly in the family Muscidae.
Chamaemyia flavipalpis is a species of fly in the family Chamaemyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic. and North Africa.
Morpholeria ruficornis is a species of fly in the family Heleomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Tephrochlamys rufiventris is a species of fly in the family Heleomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic .The body length is 5 to 6 mm. The head has both setae and bristles on the gena. The thorax is characterized by the presence of setae on the propleura, a bare prothorax and metathoracic setae in a 0+3 arrangement, with the first pair of suture setae lying closer to the suture than to the second pair. The posterior and anterior metathoracic setae are almost the same length, and the hairs between them are placed in more than four rows. The wings have short and monochromatic pterostigmas and spine-like bristles on the costal vein longer than the hair. The middle pair of legs has one well-developed spur on each tibia.For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
Gymnochiromyia flavella is a species of fly in the family Chyromyidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Dictya umbrarum is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic. Long. : 4-5 mm. Intensely spotted wings.The interocular space with a black mark at the anterior orbital.The face is white with a black or brown central point. The antennae are reddish, the arista yellow at the base.The body is black covered in a grey yellow pruinosity with shifting (changeant) brown spots on the abdomen.The femora are grey with a brown apical band.The tibia are yellow with a brown apical ring (anneau). For terms see Morphology of Diptera. Dictya montana is a predator of aquatic pulmonate snails with no apparent parasitoid tendency.
Elgiva cucularia is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic .Long. : 5-8 mm.Overall it is coloured yellowish-brown with a bluish-gray body. The head is characterized by silky black dots at the bases of the anterior orbital setae, between the bases of the antennae and the edges of the compound eyes, and in the centre of the occiput. The third antenna segment is a little shorter than the second. The mesonotum is black with a grey ground and grey pruinosity.There are longitudinal, brown stripes on the dorsum of the thorax: two narrow in the middle and two wide on the sides. One mesopleural bristle amongst short setae.The prothorax is bare. The yellowish smoky wings are 5.2 to 6.8 mm long and have fuzzy spots on the front half. The legs and abdomen are yellow. The lower surfaces of the hind femora are equipped with setae, while the front pair lacks them.The abdomen is rufous.For terms see Morphology of Diptera. Larvae of E. cucularia are predators of aquatic, pulmonate snails in the families Lymnaeidae, Physidae, and Planorbidae.
Ilione lineata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic. Ilione lineata feeds obligately on pea mussels and finger nail clams (Sphaeriidae).
Limnia unguicornis is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
Renocera pallida is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic
Ditaeniella grisescens is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.-Long. : 3.5-4 mm.The body is short, narrow, obscure above, with a rather thick yellowish ashy pruinosity. The legs are rufous with tibiae 1 and their tarsi browned. Wings clear: the subcostal cell yellow. For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
Elgiva solicita is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic
Ilione is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Sphiximorpha willistoni, or Williston's wasp fly, is a rare species of syrphid fly found in eastern North America. It is a strong wasp mimic. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae in this genus are found in sap runs of trees.
