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Antenna aristate
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Mouthparts well developed
[Muscomorpha]
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Mouthparts pendant, fleshy (often looking like a kitchen sponge)
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Thorax without longitudinal stripes dorsally
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Base of stem vein with bristles
Metallic green or bluish colour
Chrysomya
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Antennae with 8 or fewer segments
[Tabanomorpha]
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1st segment of antennal flagellum lacks horn–like projection
Hind tibia with apical spurs
Wings often with stripe
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1st segment of antennal flagellum with horn–like projection
Hind tibia without apical spurs
Wings clear
Tabanus
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Mouthparts much longer than head
Culicidae
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Antennae shorter than the thorax and never plumose (feather–like)
Legs strong
Thickset body covered with soft down
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Antennae longer than the thorax
Antennae prominent and plumose in male but short and pilose (hair–like) in female
Body not covered with down
Wings frequently spotted
Ceratopogonidae
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Palps nearly as long as proboscis
Fly body 3 – 4mm long
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Palps much shorter than proboscis & often not seen
Fly body 7 – 8 mm long
Stomoxys
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Abdomen dorsally chequered black and silver
Terminal abdominal segment usually red
≥ 10mm long
3 dark stripes on thorax
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Abdomen dorsally less chequered grey and flesh
Terminal segment not red
5-8mm long
4 dark stripes on thorax
Musca
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Body blue-black, yellow to brown or black, 8-10mm long
Callophora
