• 1. Fly - Wikipedia

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  Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly

  Description: WEBDiptera is one of the major insect orders and of considerable ecological and human importance. Flies are important pollinators, second only to the bees and their Hymenopteran relatives. Flies may have been among the evolutionarily earliest pollinators responsible for early plant pollination.

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• 2. Dipteran | Definition, Life Cycle, Habitat, & Classification

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  Description: WEBdipteran, (order Diptera), any member of an order of insects containing the two-winged or so-called true flies. Although many winged insects are commonly called flies, the name is strictly applicable only to members of Diptera. One of the largest insect orders, it numbers more than 125,000 species that are relatively small, with soft bodies.

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• 3. Biology of Diptera - Wikipedia

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  Description: WEBDiptera is an order of winged insects commonly known as flies. Diptera, which are one of the most successful groups of organisms on Earth, are very diverse biologically. None are truly marine but they occupy virtually every terrestrial niche. Many have co-evolved in association with plants and animals.

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• 4. True Flies (Diptera) | Smithsonian Institution

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  Description: WEBTrue Flies (Diptera) Definition. Although many insects are termed "flies," only those having one pair of wings belong to the insect Order Diptera. Flies are also characterized by having a pair of balancing organs, called halteres, located just back of the base of the wings. Halteres are used for balancing in flight.

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• 5. North American Dipterists Society

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  Description: WEBWelcome to the homepage of the North American Dipterists Society! Our Mission is to advance the scientific study, understanding and appreciation of the insect order Diptera, or true flies.

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• 6. The Characteristics of Diptera - ThoughtCo

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  Description: WEBMay 6, 2008 · By. Debbie Hadley. Updated on October 14, 2019. Insects of the order Diptera, the true flies, are a large and diverse group that includes midges, no-see-ums, gnats, mosquitoes, and all manner of flies. Diptera literally means "two wings," the unifying characteristic of this group.

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• 7. Diptera: The Abundant World Of The "True Flies" | Earth Life

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  Description: WEBApr 28, 2020 · Diptera 101: The Abundant World Of The “True Flies”. The Diptera or true flies are an amazing order of insects, which can be readily recognised in their adult forms because those which have wings (and most of them do) have only two. Nearly all other flying insects have four wings.

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• 8. Characteristics of dipteran and their importance | Britannica

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  Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/dipteran

  Description: WEBdipteran , Any member of the more than 120,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two-winged, or “true,” flies), characterized by the use of only one pair of wings for flight and the reduction of the second pair of wings to knobs used for balance.

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• 9. Dipteran - Insects, Flies, Mosquitoes | Britannica

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  Link: https://www.britannica.com/animal/dipteran/Classification

  Description: WEBDistinguishing taxonomic features. The wings are the most distinctive feature of Diptera; they consist of a pair of functional forewings and reduced hind wings called halteres that serve as balancing organs. Except for male scale insects, only Diptera have hind …

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• 10. Typical Flies: Natural History, Lifestyle and Diversity of Diptera

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  Link: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/71425

  Description: WEBMar 12, 2020 · The Order Diptera, comprising of two-winged or true flies, is one of the most commonly recognized and widespread insects all over the world. During their long evolutionary history, virtually every terrestrial and aquatic niche has been occupied by Diptera, thus making these one of the most successful groups of organisms on earth.

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