Most common Fly Families in southern Africa

Observations Family (Genera on iNat) on iNaturalist as of January 2023

3,937 Syrphidae (Hover Flies) 22
2,959 Asilidae (Robber Flies) 58
2,367 Bombyliidae (Bee Flies) 40

1,997 Calliphoridae (Blow Flies) 8
1,686 Muscidae (House Flies) 19
1,305 Tachinidae (Bristle Flies) 27
1,125 Tabanidae (Horse Flies) 15
1,064 Sarcophagidae (Flesh Flies) 1
1,033 Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges) 14

948 Rhiniidae (Nose Flies) 10
916 Culicidae (Mosquitoes) 9
806 Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges) 5
785 Tephritidae (Fruit Flies) 36
776 Tipulidae (Large Crane Flies) 7
680 Stratiomyidae (Soldier Flies) 23

Posted on 24 de janeiro de 2023, 08:40 AM by tonyrebelo tonyrebelo

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Top species (and higher "leaf" taxa) - Jan 2023

464 Eristalinus taeniops Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly
423 Dasineura dielsi Rooikrans Gall Midge
320 Dasineura rubiformis Black Wattle Gall Midge

253 Eristalis tenax Common Drone Fly
252 Musca domestica Common House Fly
239 Hermetia illucens Black Soldier Fly
227 Cestrotus Rocksitter Flies
212 Eupeodes corollae Migrant Hover Fly
202 Chrysomya marginalis Regal Blowfly

199 Neomyia False Greenbottles
157 Lucilia sericata European Green Blowfly
154 Ischiodon aegyptius Epauletted Hover Fly
149 Clogmia albipunctata Bathroom Moth Fly
123 Bromophila caffra Redhead Fly
115 Chrysomya chloropyga Copper-tailed Blowfly
107 Plecia ruficollis September Fly
101 Neolophonotus Hairy Robberflies

99 Microstylum Giant Robber Flies
96 Episyrphus trisectus Common Aphid Hoverfly
88 Tabanus biguttatus Hippo Fly
84 Synolcus dubius Garden Robber Fly
81 Stomorhina lunata Locust Blowfly
76 Systoechus Woolly Bee Flies
76 Diasemopsis meigenii
71 Bombomyia discoidea Ostrich Bombom

68 Suillia picta Blackwing Rottingfly
63 Dejeania bombylans Bloated Hedgehog Fly
54 Senaspis haemorrhoa Orangebum Hover Fly
52 Scathophaga stercoraria Golden Dung Fly
52 Eristalinus barclayi Stripe Hoverfly
50 Aedes aegypti Yellow Fever Mosquito

48 Paragus haemorrhous Black-backed Grass Skimmer
48 Anaphalantus longicornis
47 Hybobata fuelleborni Whitefoot Stiltleg Fly
46 Toxorhynchites brevipalpis Elephant Mosquito
44 Eristalinus modestus Marble-eye Dronefly
42 Chrysops Deer Flies
42 Chrysomya megacephala Oriental Latrine Fly
41 Trupanea

38 Isomerocera quadrilineata
35 Bengalia Fly Pirates
35 Medetera Woodpecker Flies
34 Ceratitis capitata Common Fruit Fly
34 Australoechus megaspilus Woolly Beefly
33 Notolomatia pictipennis Orange Beefly
33 Megapalpus capensis Beetledaisy Fly
32 Calliphora vicina Blue Blowfly
32 Philodicus Grasshopper Robberfly
32 Hippobosca rufipes Cattle Louse Fly
31 Psilodera fasciata

28 Eristalinus quinquelineatus Fiveline Hoverfly
28 Litorhina
28 Lopesia parinarii Mobola Leaf Gall Midge
28 Palpomya asphaltina
26 Ommatius
26 Stomoxys calcitrans Stable Fly
26 Hypenetes
26 Anastoechus
26 Lindneromyia
26 Toxomerus floralis Florida Calligrapher
25 Exhyalanthrax
25 Cephalochrysa calopa

23 Hoplistomerus nobilis Golden Robber Fly
23 Scathophaga soror African Dungfly
21 Proagonistes Spider Wasp Robber Flies
21 Laxenecera albicincta

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