Superfamily

Oestroidea (Bot flies, blow flies, and allies)

Cochliomyia macellaria. Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Calyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora in the insect order Diptera, commonly referred to as the calyptrate muscoids (or simply calyptrates). It consists of those flies which possess a calypter that covers the halteres, among which are some of the most familiar of all flies, such as the house fly.

— Wikipedia

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt



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