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.)
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- Agromyzidae – Leaf Miner Flies
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- Asilidae – Robber Flies
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- Bibionidae – March Flies
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- Bombyliidae – Bee Flies
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- Cecidomyiidae – Gall and Wood Midges
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- Chaoboridae – Phantom Midges
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- Chironomidae – Midges
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- Conopidae – Thick-headed Flies
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- Culicidae – Mosquitoes
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- Dolichopodidae – Long-legged Flies
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- Empididae – Dance Flies
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- Heleomyzidae – Sun Flies
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- Keroplatidae – Predatory Fungus Gnats
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- Lauxaniidae – Lauxaniid Flies
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- Limoniidae – Limoniid Crane Flies
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- Oestridae – Bot Flies
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- Pediciidae – Hairy-eyed Crane Flies
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- Psychodinae – Moth Flies
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- Pyrgotidae – Scarab Pursuing Flies
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- Rhagionidae – Snipe Flies
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- Simuliidae – Black Flies
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- Syrphidae – Syrphid Flies
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- Tabanidae – Horse & Deer Flies
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- Tachinidae – Parasitic Flies
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- Tephritidae – Fruit Flies
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- Tipulidae – Large Crane Flies
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- Trichoceridae – Winter Crane Flies