Most observed native bot flies, blow flies, and allies
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
18 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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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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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
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Adejeania vexatrix
2,519 observations
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Banded Blowfly
Chrysomya albiceps
1,895 observations
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Illustrious Greenbottle Fly
Lucilia illustris
1,550 observations
Flower visitors All
71 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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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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Blue-green Bottle Fly
Lucilia coeruleiviridis
4,293 observations
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Orange-bearded Bluebottle Fly
Calliphora vomitoria
3,049 observations
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Smoky-winged Woodlouse Fly
Melanophora roralis
2,926 observations
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Secondary Screwworm Fly
Cochliomyia macellaria
2,904 observations
Sheltered animals All
3 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.
Other species All
73 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Microphthalma disjuncta
1,310 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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Sheep Nostril Fly
Oestrus ovis
233 observations
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Squirrel Bot Fly
Cuterebra emasculator
222 observations
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Cuterebra buccata
218 observations
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Xanthoepalpus bicolor
216 observations