These are families in the Order Diptera. Each photo is a link to more of the flies I’ve seen in that family. I’ve had a lot of help with these identifications – mostly from the great folks at Bugguide. (I’m still working on these pages, so there may not be photos behind the links yet.)
Diagrams from Bugguide of typical wings and face of Diptera with labeled parts.
- Agromyzidae – Leaf Miner Flies
- Asilidae – Robber Flies
- Bibionidae – March Flies
- Bombyliidae – Bee Flies
- Cecidomyiidae – Gall and Wood Midges
- Chaoboridae – Phantom Midges
- Chironomidae – Midges
- Conopidae – Thick-headed Flies
- Culicidae – Mosquitoes
- Dolichopodidae – Long-legged Flies
- Empididae – Dance Flies
- Heleomyzidae – Sun Flies
- Keroplatidae – Predatory Fungus Gnats
- Lauxaniidae – Lauxaniid Flies
- Limoniidae – Limoniid Crane Flies
- Oestridae – Bot Flies
- Pediciidae – Hairy-eyed Crane Flies
- Platystomatidae – Signal Flies
- Psychodinae – Moth Flies
- Pyrgotidae – Scarab Pursuing Flies
- Rhagionidae – Snipe Flies
- Simuliidae – Black Flies
- Syrphidae – Syrphid Flies
- Tabanidae – Horse & Deer Flies
- Tachinidae – Parasitic Flies
- Tephritidae – Fruit Flies
- Tipulidae – Large Crane Flies
- Trichoceridae – Winter Crane Flies
- Ulidiidae – Picture-winged Flies
- Xylophagidae – Awl-flies