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Heleomyzid Flies
Heleomyzidae
The Heleomyzidae are a small family of true flies in the insect order Diptera. Over 740 described species of Heleomyzidae occur in about 76 genera and 22 tribes distributed throughout the world; the greatest number occur in the Holarctic region. Around 100 species of Heleomyzidae are found in North America. Larvae feed on decaying plant and animal matter, mushrooms, and various fungi. Most of the subfamilies have been commonly recognized as families in the past, but...
15 branches of this family, most-observed first
Suilliinae
subfamilySuilliinae
Heleomyzinae
subfamilyHeleomyzinae
Tapeigastrinae
subfamilyTapeigastrinae
Sun Flies
subfamilyTrixoscelidinae
Heteromyzinae
subfamilyHeteromyzinae
Cnemospathidinae
subfamilyCnemospathidinae
Rhinotorinae
subfamilyRhinotorinae
Diaciinae
subfamilyDiaciinae
Cephodapedon
genusCephodapedon
Chiropteromyzinae
subfamilyChiropteromyzinae
Paraneossos
genusParaneossos
Cinderella
genusCinderella
Borboropsinae
subfamilyBorboropsinae
Gephyromyza
genusGephyromyza
Mayomyia
genusMayomyia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 154606.