List of Diptera of Ireland

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The number of species in the order Diptera (true flies) known to occur in Ireland is 3,304. There are 98 Dipteran families in Ireland. [1][2] For genera and species within the various Families, see Fauna Europaea.

Superfamily Tipuloidea

Dolichopeza albipes, a common crane fly
Eloeophila maculata
Tipula unca

including

Superfamily Bibionoidea (march flies and lovebugs)

St. Mark's fly (Bibio marci)

Superfamily Sciaroidea

Superfamily Psychodoidea (moth fly)

Superfamily Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies)

Superfamily Anisopodoidea (wood gnats, window gnats)

Superfamily Scatopsoidea

Superfamily Ptychopteroidea

Superfamily Culicoidea

Anopheles claviger

Superfamily Chironomoidea

Male Ceratopogonidae (biting midge)
Male buzzer midge (Chironomus plumosus)

Suborder Brachycera (flies with reduced antenna segmentation)

For Superfamilies Xylophagoidea, Tabanoidea, Stratiomyoidea, Nemestrinoidea, Asiloidea for which the listing given is complete see List of Diptera of Ireland Superfamilies Xylophagoidea, Tabanoidea, Stratiomyoidea, Nemestrinoidea, Asiloidea

Superfamily Empidoidea

Superfamily Platypezoidea

Superfamily Lonchopteroidea (spear-winged flies or pointed-wing flies)

Superfamily Syrphoidea

Female Arctophila superbiens, a common hoverfly.
Female Baccha elongata
Female Eristalis tenax
  • Syrphidae (hoverflies, flower flies) 183 species

see List of the Syrphidae of Ireland

Superfamily Nerioidea

Superfamily Diopsoidea

Superfamily Conopoidea (thick-headed flies)

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Superfamily Lauxanioidea

Superfamily Sciomyzidea

Superfamily Opomyzoidea

Superfamily Carnoidea

Superfamily Sphaeroceroidea

Superfamily Ephydroidea

Superfamily Hippoboscoidea

Superfamily Muscoidea

Superfamily Oestroidea

Identification and descriptions, line drawings

References

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