The Diptera ('true flies' or 'two-winged flies') constitute one of the largest orders of insects, with more than 160,000 species known worldwide and at least as many more still awaiting discovery.

Reliable methods are needed for assessing sexual maturity in field-captured tephritid fruit flies. To provide such a tool for female Caribbean fruit flies, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), this study ...

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 90, No. 1, Mar., 2007 Sexual Performance of Mass Reared and Wi... Sexual Performance of Mass Reared and Wild Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Various ...

Although Lucy Cooke 'genuinely loves stick insects more than pandas', she confesses she isn't keen on flies. Brave, when you're talking to our Senior Curator of Diptera Dr Erica McAlister, whose ...

Taxonomic resources for EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme for hoverflies (Lot 2) (Diptera, Syrphidae), acronym ‘TAXO-FLY’, following the contract signed between the ...