Most observed native calyptrate flies
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
27 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Common House Fly
Musca domestica
40,183 observations
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Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
29,020 observations
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Hornworm Tachinid Fly
Archytas apicifer
7,473 observations
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Early Tachinid Fly
Epalpus signifer
4,687 observations
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Furcate Dung Fly
Scathophaga furcata
3,391 observations
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Orange-bearded Bluebottle Fly
Calliphora vomitoria
3,049 observations
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Secondary Screwworm Fly
Cochliomyia macellaria
2,904 observations
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Trichopoda lanipes
2,634 observations
Flower visitors All
105 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Common House Fly
Musca domestica
40,183 observations
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Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
29,020 observations
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Hornworm Tachinid Fly
Archytas apicifer
7,473 observations
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Juriniopsis adusta
5,108 observations
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Shiny Blue Bottle Fly Cynomya cadaverina 5,033 observations
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Early Tachinid Fly
Epalpus signifer
4,687 observations
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Anthomyia procellaris
4,547 observations
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Blue-green Bottle Fly
Lucilia coeruleiviridis
4,293 observations
Sheltered animals All
15 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.
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Common House Fly
Musca domestica
40,183 observations
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Knotting Gall
Chirosia betuleti
1,187 observations
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Leptopa vittata
885 observations
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Pegomya flavifrons
276 observations
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Chirosia filicis
172 observations
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Pegomya wygodzinskyi
136 observations
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Chirosia gleniensis
128 observations
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Synchysa tricincta
97 observations
Other species All
132 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Microphthalma disjuncta
1,310 observations
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Western American Deer Ked
Lipoptena depressa
634 observations
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Marmoratus Species Group
Archytas marmoratus
621 observations
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Billaea rutilans
273 observations
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Cuterebra abdominalis
264 observations
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Neotropical Deer Ked
Lipoptena mazamae
244 observations
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Sheep Nostril Fly
Oestrus ovis
233 observations
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Squirrel Bot Fly
Cuterebra emasculator
222 observations