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Flies of Zihuatanejo

ORDER DIPTERA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Flies Order (Diptera)

-Brachyceran Flies (Suborder Brachycera)​

-Cyclorrhaphan Flies (Infraorder Cyclorrhapha)

-​Schizophoran Flies (Zoosection Schizophora)

-​Acalyptrate Flies (Zoosubsection Acalyptratae)

-Superfamily Opomyzoidea

-Druid Flies (Family Clusiidae)


Druid flies, belonging to the family Clusiidae, are a small group of slender flies typically associated with forested habitats, especially areas rich in decaying wood and leaf litter. They are most often found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, where they inhabit shaded woodland environments rather than open or sunny areas.

Clusiidae Druid Flies

Clusiidae​ (Family)

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