OPOMYZOIDEA
(a superfamily of acalypterate flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ACARTOPHTHALMIDAE
a family of flies
Family 1 ident. refs
AGROMYZIDAE
leaf-mining flies
(Click to open)
 		Family 65 subtaxa 383 images 71 ident. refs
ANTHOMYZIDAE
anthomyzid flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 4 subtaxa 16 images 9 ident. refs
ASTEIIDAE
a family of flies
Family 1 subtaxa 5 ident. refs
AULACIGASTRIDAE
a family of flies
Family 1 ident. refs
CLUSIIDAE
druid flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Family 3 subtaxa 42 images 3 ident. refs
ODINIIDAE
a family of flies
Family 2 ident. refs
OPOMYZIDAE
opomyzid flies
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 8 subtaxa 115 images 3 ident. refs
PERISCELIDIDAE
a family of flies
Family 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,180 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for OPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
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