Source: Monroe L, Monroe G (2013) Desert Insects & Kin of Southern California – A Photographic Survey & Natural History Anza-Borrego Desert State Park®. Granite Ridge Nature Institute.
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Family | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Common Name |
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Tipulidae | Holorusia | hespera | Giant Western Crane Fly | |
Tipula | spp. | At least four undetermined species of Crane Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Asphondylia | atriplicis | Saltbush Gall Midge | ||
Asphondylia | auripila | Creoste Bush Gall Midge | ||
Tabanidae | Silvius | notatus | Horse Fly | |
Stratiomyidae | Stratiomys | maculosa | Soldier Fly | |
Therevidae | Ammonaios | confusus | Stiletto Fly | |
Pherocera | flavipes | Stiletto Fly | ||
Nebritus | pellucidus | Stiletto Fly | ||
Apioceridae | Apiocera | spp. | At least six species of Flower-loving Flies have been recorded in ABDSP (Monroe & Monroe) | |
Mydidae | Mydas | ventralis | Mydas Fly | |
Nemomydas | pantherinus | Western Mydas Fly | ||
Rhaphiomidas | acton | Giant Flower-loving Fly | ||
Rhaphiomidas | undulatus | Giant Flower-loving Fly | ||
Asilidae | Efferia | albibarbis | Robber Fly | |
Efferia | inflata | Robber Fly | ||
Efferia | spp. | At least two undetermined species of Robber Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Mallophora | fautrix | Robber Fly | ||
Lestomyia | spp. | At least two undetermined species of Robber Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Stenopogon | engelhardti | Robber Fly | ||
Stenopogon | rufibarbis | Robber Fly | ||
Scleropogon | duncani | Robber Fly | ||
Acroceridae | Eulonchus | halli | Small-headed Fly | |
Bombyliidae | Apolysis | sp. | Undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | |
Neacreotrichus | diversus | Bee Fly | ||
Geron | sp. | Bee Fly | ||
Anastoechus | hessei | Bee Fly | ||
Bombylius | curtirhynchus | Bee Fly | ||
Bombylius | major | Large Bee Fly | ||
Bombylius | diegoensis | Bee Fly | ||
Lordotus | striatus | Bee Fly | ||
Lordotus | pulchrissimus | Bee Fly | ||
Lordotus | zona | Bee Fly | ||
Lordotus | spp. | At least six undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Conophorus | fenestratus | Bee Fly | ||
Conophorus | nigripennis | Bee Fly | ||
Conophorus | sp. | Undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Triploechus | novus | Bee Fly | ||
Pantarbes | capito (?) | Bee Fly | ||
Pantarbes | sp. | Undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Anthrax | irroratus | Bee Fly | ||
Anthrax | daphne | Bee Fly | ||
Anthrax | varicolor | Bee Fly | ||
Anthrax | sp. | Bee Fly | ||
Aphoebantus | desertus | Bee Fly | ||
Hemipenthes | spp. | At least two undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Lepidanthrax | sp. | Undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Paravilla | cinera | Bee Fly | ||
Paravilla | sp. | Undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Poecilanthrax | californicus | Bee Fly | ||
Poecilanthrax | eremicus | Bee Fly | ||
Poecilanthrax | willistonii | Bee Fly | ||
Poecilanthrax | fuliginosus | Bee Fly | ||
Poecilanthrax | spp. | At least three undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Thyridanthrax | nugator | Bee Fly | ||
Thyridanthrax | spp. | At least three undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Villa | lateralis | Bee Fly | ||
Villa | spp. | At least two undetermined species of Bee Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Dolichopodidae | Liancalus | querulus | Long-legged Fly | |
Hydrophorus | sp. | Undetermined species of Long-legged Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Syrphidae | Toxomerus | marginatus | Flower Fly | |
Scaeva | pyrastri | Large Syrphid | ||
Eupeodes | volucris | Bird Syrphid | ||
Eupeodes | americanus | American Syrphid | ||
Palpada | mexicana | Flower Fly | ||
Palpada | sp. | Undetermined species of Flower Fly (also possibly in genus Erisyalis) (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Copestylum | mexicana | Mexican Cactus Fly | ||
Copestylum | apiciferum | Flower Fly | ||
Copestylum | avidum | Flower Fly | ||
Copestylum | satur | Flower Fly | ||
Copestylum | marginatum | Flower Fly | ||
Copestylum | spp. | At least two undetermined species of Flower Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Conopidae | Physocephala | texana | Thick-headed Fly | |
Micropezidae | Micropeza | ruficeps | Stilt-legged Fly | |
Tephritidae | Euaresta | bellula | Fruit Fly | |
Trupanea | nigricornis | Fruit Fly | ||
Neotephritis | finalis | Fruit Fly | ||
Lauxaniidae | Minettia | flaveola | Lauxaniid Fly | |
Scathophagidae | Scathophaga | stercoraria | Golden-haired Dung Fly | |
Calliphoridae | Cochliomyia | macellaria | Secondary Screwworm | |
At least two undetermined species of Blow Flies in Family Calliphoridae (Monroe & Monroe) | ||||
Sarcophagidae | Undetermined species of Flesh Fly in Family Sarcophagidae (Monroe & Monroe) | |||
Tachinidae | Microchaetina | valida | Tachinid Fly | |
Chetogena | tachinomoides | Tachinid Fly | ||
Gymnosoma | sp. | Undetermined species of Tachinid Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Catharosia | sp. | Undetermined species of Tachinid Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Phasia | aldrichi (?) | Tachinid Fly | ||
Cylindromyia | sp. | Undetermined species of Tachinid Fly (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Peleteria | spp. | At least three undetermined species of Tachinid Flies (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
Oestridae | Cephenemyia | apicata | Deer Bot Fly | |
Cuterebra | austeni | Rodent Bot Fly | ||
Cuterebra | sp. | Undetermined species (tenebrosa or tenebriformis) of Bot Fly (Monroe & Monroe) |