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eye fly

(Encyclopedia)eye fly, common name for a group of small flies of the family Chloropidae. Eye flies are common in parts of California and in the S United States. They inhabit grasslands and meadows and breed mainly ...

shad fly

(Encyclopedia)shad fly: see mayfly.

salmon fly

(Encyclopedia)salmon fly: see mayfly.

sand fly

(Encyclopedia)sand fly: see midge.

bee fly

(Encyclopedia)bee fly, name for the small- to medium-sized flies of the family Bombyliidae, many of which resemble bees in appearance and behavior. This mimicry provides bee flies with some measure of protection ag...

warble fly

(Encyclopedia)warble fly: see botfly.

tachinid fly

(Encyclopedia)tachinid fly tăkˈənĭd [key], common name for any of the flies of the family Tachinidae, which parasitize caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers, and other insects. Tachinid flies are generally small ...

Spanish fly

(Encyclopedia)Spanish fly: see blister beetle. ...

caddis fly

(Encyclopedia)caddis fly, any of various insects of the order Trichoptera, with four hairy wings usually held back rooflike over the abdomen, long antennae, and chewing mouthparts. The aquatic larvae, or caddis wor...

wheat fly

(Encyclopedia)wheat fly, name for several insects harmful to wheat, e.g., the Hessian fly, the wheat gallfly, the wheat midge, and others. ...