Humboldt Life

Superfamily

Muscoidea (Muscoid flies)

Mesembrina latreillii

Mesembrina latreillii. Photo: (c) Jimmy Dee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Muscoidea is a superfamily of flies in the subsection Calyptratae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan flies)
        Zoosection: Schizophora (Schizophoran flies)
        Zoosubsection: Calyptratae (Calyptrate flies)
        Superfamily: Muscoidea (Muscoid flies)
        Family: Scathophagidae (Dung flies) (2)
        Family: Anthomyiidae (Root-maggot flies) (1)
        Family: Muscidae (House flies and allies) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Scathophagidae (Dung flies)

Scathophagidae

Family: Anthomyiidae (Root-maggot flies)

Anthomyiidae

Family: Muscidae (House flies and allies)

Muscidae

Where in Humboldt

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