Showing 11 types of FLIES
Latin Name: Simuliidae
At least 255 species of these native insects occur in North America.
Latin Name: Calliphora vicina
The true origin is unknown, as these flies are found throughout the world.
Possibly native to North America, and found throughout the United States, Canada, and in Europe.
Latin Name: Ophyra leucostoma
Possibly a native in North America but now found nearly worldwide. In North America they are found in Canada and throughout the U.S., south into Central America.
A native of Europe and Asia, this fly is now found throughout North America as well.
Many species native to North America.
Several species that are native to North America, and widely spread throughout the continent and into Latin America.
This species is found abundantly throughout the world, and in many countries, where sanitation is not adequate and human wastes are commonly deposited outdoors, the House Fly is responsible for the spread of numerous serious diseases. Included in this list are dysentery, typhoid, cholera, poliomyelitis, yaws, anthrax, tularemia, intestinal parasites and eye parasites. It is incriminated in the spread of food infections from bacteria such as Shigella and Salmonella.
Probably native to North America, but found in many other countries as well.
A number of native species of flies in this family occur throughout North America.
This species is found throughout North America and Europe.