Chrysops Niger | Technology Trends

The adult black deer fly, Chrysops niger, is a fly of about 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) length, with a mostly black body with some white hairs, and having wings which are barred with black. They are active from May to September around areas of marsh in much of the United States.

The larvae of the black deer fly feed upon organic matter in damp soil, and are termed hydrobionts in that they inhabit areas of high water content.

Flies in the Chrysops genus

Chrysops caecutiens Chrysops niger Chrysops relictus

Extant Diptera families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota

Suborder Nematocera

Axymyiomorpha	Axymyiidae

Culicomorpha

Culicoidea	Dixidae Corethrellidae Chaoboridae Culicidae

Chironomoidea	Thaumaleidae Simuliidae Ceratopogonidae Chironomidae

Blephariceromorpha	Blephariceridae Deuterophlebiidae Nymphomyiidae

Bibionomorpha

Bibionoidea	Bibionidae

Anisopodoidea	Anisopodidae

Sciaroidea	Bolitophilidae Diadocidiidae Ditomyiidae Keroplatidae Mycetophilidae Sciaridae Cecidomyiidae

Psychodomorpha

Scatopsoidea	Canthyloscelidae Perissommatidae Scatopsidae

Psychodoidea	Psychodidae

Ptychopteromorpha	Ptychopteridae Tanyderidae

Tipulomorpha

Trichoceroidea	Trichoceridae

Tipuloidea	Cylindrotomidae Limoniidae Pediciidae Tipulidae

Suborder Brachycera

Asilomorpha

Asiloidea	Apioceridae Apsilocephalidae Apystomyiidae Asilidae Bombyliidae Hilarimorphidae Mydidae Mythicomyiidae Evocoidae Scenopinidae Therevidae

Empidoidea	Atelestidae Hybotidae Dolichopodidae Empididae

Nemestrinoidea	Acroceridae Nemestrinidae

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Aschiza

Platypezoidea	Phoridae Opetiidae Ironomyiidae Lonchopteridae Platypezidae

Syrphoidea	Syrphidae Pipunculidae

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Conopoidea	Conopidae

Tephritoidea	Lonchaeidae Pallopteridae Piophilidae Platystomatidae Pyrgotidae Richardiidae Tephritidae Ulidiidae

Nerioidea	Cypselosomatidae Micropezidae Neriidae Pseudopomyzidae

Diopsoidea	Diopsidae Gobryidae Megamerinidae Nothybidae Psilidae Somatiidae Strongylophthalmyiidae Syringogastridae Tanypezidae

Sciomyzoidea	Coelopidae Dryomyzidae Helosciomyzidae Ropalomeridae Huttoninidae Heterocheilidae Phaeomyiidae Sepsidae Sciomyzidae

Sphaeroceroidea	Chyromyidae Heleomyzidae Sphaeroceridae Nannodastiidae

Lauxanioidea	Celyphidae Chamaemyiidae Lauxaniidae

Opomyzoidea	Agromyzidae Anthomyzidae Asteiidae Aulacigastridae Clusiidae Fergusoninidae Marginidae Neminidae Neurochaetidae Odiniidae Opomyzidae Periscelididae Teratomyzidae Xenasteiidae

Ephydroidea	Camillidae Curtonotidae Diastatidae Ephydridae Drosophilidae

Carnoidea	Acartophthalmidae Australimyzidae Braulidae Canacidae Carnidae Chloropidae Cryptochaetidae Inbiomyiidae Milichiidae Tethinidae

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Muscoidea	Anthomyiidae Fanniidae Muscidae Scathophagidae

Oestroidea	Calliphoridae Mystacinobiidae Oestridae Rhinophoridae Sarcophagidae Tachinidae

Hippoboscoidea	Glossinidae Hippoboscidae Mormotomyiidae Nycteribiidae Streblidae