Most observed native acalyptrate flies
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Hosted animals All
132 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in plants, most observed first.
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Goldenrod Gall Fly
Eurosta solidaginis
22,014 observations
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Jewelweed Leaf-miner Fly
Phytoliriomyza melampyga
5,155 observations
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Agromyza vockerothi
4,908 observations
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Sunflower Seed Maggot
Neotephritis finalis
3,814 observations
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Goldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall Fly
Procecidochares atra
3,602 observations
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Calycomyza flavinotum
3,533 observations
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Nemorimyza posticata
3,243 observations
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Phytomyza agromyzina
2,877 observations
Plant eaters All
55 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Common Picture-winged Fly
Delphinia picta
21,404 observations
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Common Eastern Physocephala
Physocephala tibialis
8,179 observations
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Jewelweed Leaf-miner Fly
Phytoliriomyza melampyga
5,155 observations
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Sunflower Seed Maggot
Neotephritis finalis
3,814 observations
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Chymomyza amoena
2,691 observations
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Liriomyza eupatorii
2,573 observations
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Chrysanthemum Leafminer
Phytomyza syngenesiae
2,074 observations
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Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly
Ceroxys latiusculus
1,785 observations
Flower visitors All
155 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Common Picture-winged Fly
Delphinia picta
21,404 observations
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Common Eastern Physocephala
Physocephala tibialis
8,179 observations
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Rainieria antennaepes
7,235 observations
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Taeniaptera trivittata
5,063 observations
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Chloropid Fly
Thaumatomyia glabra
4,402 observations
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Sunflower Seed Maggot
Neotephritis finalis
3,814 observations
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Goldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall Fly
Procecidochares atra
3,602 observations
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Peacock Fly
Callopistromyia annulipes
3,596 observations
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.
Other species All
501 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Minettia longipennis
3,795 observations
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Hooded Dryomyza
Dryomyza anilis
2,320 observations
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Nemopoda nitidula
2,268 observations
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Sunflower Maggot Fly
Strauzia longipennis
1,849 observations
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Eutreta noveboracensis
1,768 observations
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Trypetoptera canadensis
1,194 observations
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Sphecomyiella valida
1,165 observations
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Minettia flaveola
1,102 observations