ID Guide for Higher-level Diptera Groups

Let's get to work on all the unidentified Diptera! There are links to 'Identify' pages on the first slide above.

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Nice! I've got Nematocera down, but I definitely need to work on my other groups.

Would it be possible to add thumbnails of example images of each taxa on slide 4? I'm trying to order the hierarchy in my head and it helps to see the images arranged visually.

Also, tagging @raycama and @elytrid if either of you are curious about more Diptera fun, check out this and other journal posts by Even.

PS: is it useful at all to you if we separate Nematocera from Brachycera?
Most of the time, it is all I can do.

@raycama if you find that enjoyable, go for it! (you might learn something by keeping track of subsequent IDs?)

Mostly though, this guide isn't meant to function on its own: if it lets you narrow it down to 1 or 2 main groups, I have some follow-up guides for family ID in prep.

Yes, thanks!

Nice work... maybe I'll finally begin to learn some things. Always better at finding things than ID'ing them!

It seems really useful to my works