This page displays the seven Diptera records currently available within the Entophiles database. Select one of the thumbnail photographs of flies below to access the descriptive record for this insect. Members of the Order Diptera are characterized by a single pair of fore wings. The hind wings have been reduced to a pair of balancing organs known as halteres. As with most groups of insects, the diversity of form and function displayed in flies far surpasses most peoples perception which are usually based on the common species that make themselves know to man.