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Diptera

Also known as Dipterous, Dipteran, Dipterans, fly, true fly, flies, true flies

thumb|266px|An Anthomyiidae|Anthomyiid species showing characteristic dipteran features: large [[eyes, small antennae, sucking mouthparts, single pair of flying wings, hindwings reduced to clublike halteres]]

OverviewAI-generated

Diptera is an order of insects within the parent taxon Holometabola. Commonly known as two-winged flies, the group includes insects with wings and halteres. The name Diptera is derived from the insect wing. The order has been studied through the field of dipterology.

The temporal range of Diptera began in the Middle Triassic, approximately 245 million years ago. These organisms inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records indicate 134,121 specimens from institutions in the United States and Germany, with 11,546 associated media files.

Scientific literature on the subject includes 194,612 entries in PubMed. The topic is referenced by 18,901 other encyclopedia articles. It appears on the focus list of the Wikipedia Vital articles project at Level 4.

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Species

two-winged flies

Order

PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations6,714

雙翅目（學名：Diptera）包括蚊、蠅、虻等昆蟲，約有8.5萬種，是昆蟲綱中居於鞘翅目、鱗翅目和膜翅目之後的第四大目。除了在南極洲之外，在全世界都很普遍。其中某些種類是傳播疾病給人或其他動植物的媒介。另一方面，有關遺傳學的知識和發展大都是根據對黑腹果蠅所做的實驗所獲得。雙翅目是屬於完全變態的昆蟲，也就是從無翅的蛆或孑孓經過化蛹後變為能夠飛翔的成蟲。牠們大多數以攝取液態的食物，例如腐敗的有機物，或是花蜜或樹汁等為時，而部分種類以吸取人類或動物的體液為食。另外某些種類以寄生或獵取其他昆蟲為食，例如寄生蠅、食蟲虻等。雙翅目的昆蟲只有一對翅膀。其後翅均已退化成一對棒槌狀的器官，在飛行時用以協助平衡。其中少數雙翅目品種的翅膀和平衡桿均已經退化而不具飛翔能力。少數其他的昆蟲也只有一對翅膀，如雄性介殼蟲等（半翅目）。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 134,121
With media: 11,546
Family: Saxifragaceae
Collections: LACM, UCMP
Recorded in: United States, Germany

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Research

194,612 papers

Revision of Nearctic Dasysyrphus Enderlein (Diptera: Syrphidae).ReviewZootaxa · 2013Locke MM, Skevington JHDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3660.1.1
Review of Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae).ReviewJournal of medical entomology · 1993Baumgartner DLDOI: 10.1093/jmedent/30.2.338
Potentialities of mermithid nematodes for the biocontrol of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae)--a review.ReviewExperimental parasitology · 1973Gordon R, Ebsary BA, Bennett GFDOI: 10.1016/0014-4894(73)90029-5
The chemical ecology of cecidomyiid midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae).ReviewJournal of chemical ecology · 2012Hall DR, Amarawardana L, Cross JV et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-0053-y
FAMILY OESTRIDAE.Zootaxa · 2016Wolff M, Grisales DDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.73
Diptera as vectors of mycobacterial infections in cattle and pigs.Medical and veterinary entomology · 2001Fischer O, Mátlová L, Dvorská L et al.DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2001.00292.x
FEEDING AND RELATED BEHAVIOR OF FEMALE SIMULIIDAE (DIPTERA).ReviewExperimental parasitology · 1964FALLIS AMDOI: 10.1016/0014-4894(64)90038-4
Atriadops Wandolleck, 1897 (Diptera: Nemestrinidae) recorded for the first time from Ecuador.Zootaxa · 2025Mengual X, Hauser MDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.10

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Taxonomy and phylogeny
Relationships to other insects
Relationships between subgroups and families
Diversity
Anatomy and morphology
Flight
Life cycle and development
Larva
Pupa
Adult
Ecology
Trophic levels
Habitats and ecological niches
Anti-predator adaptations
Human interaction and cultural depictions
Symbolism
Economic importance
Uses
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Flies are insects of the order Diptera (), so named because they use only a single pair of wings to fly. The hindwings have evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs, halteres, that sense rotation and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing more than 150,000 species, including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies, mosquitoes and others.

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