More Joy of Insects: Flies

Flies --order Diptera, easily distinguishable from other insects because they have only one pair of wings. There are about 16,300 known species of fly in North America.
Note here, in Lloyd Spitalnik's photographs, the large compound eyes. This is a feature of the Dipteran order.


Robber Fly


Fruit Fly


Syrphid Fly

Another Syrphid Fly


Tachinid Fly

All photos by LLOYD SPITALNIK
taken on 8/20/06 at Turtle Pond
www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com