Diptera

E459324
insect order taxon

Diptera is a large order of insects characterized by having a single pair of functional wings and includes flies, mosquitoes, midges, and gnats.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf insect order ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade Endopterygota NERFINISHED ⓘ
Panorpida NERFINISHED ⓘ
binomialAuthority Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy single pair of functional wings ⓘ
class Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName true flies ⓘ
describedInYear 1758 ⓘ
developmentType complete metamorphosis ⓘ
diagnosticFeature antennae with diverse forms ⓘ
large compound eyes ⓘ
mouthparts adapted for sucking, piercing, or sponging ⓘ
ecologicalRole decomposers ⓘ
parasites ⓘ
pollinators ⓘ
predators ⓘ
estimatedTotalSpeciesApprox 1000000 ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Greek ⓘ
etymologyMeaning two wings ⓘ
globalDistribution worldwide ⓘ
habitat freshwater ecosystems ⓘ
terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
hasAnatomicalFeature forewings functional ⓘ
hindwings reduced to halteres ⓘ
hasLifeStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
larva ⓘ
pupa ⓘ
hasSuborder Asilomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bibionomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brachycera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Culicomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyclorrhapha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Muscomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nematocera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tipulomorpha ⓘ
includes flies ⓘ
gnats ⓘ
midges ⓘ
mosquitoes ⓘ
includesDiseaseVector Aedes mosquitoes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anopheles mosquitoes ⓘ
Culex mosquitoes ⓘ
includesPestGroup fruit flies ⓘ
sand flies ⓘ
tsetse flies ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
metamorphosisType holometabolous ⓘ
numberOfDescribedSpeciesApprox 160000 ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
typeSpecies Musca domestica ⓘ
typicalLarvalHabitat aquatic environments ⓘ
decaying organic matter ⓘ
plant tissues ⓘ
soil ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Drosophila melanogaster → order → Diptera ⓘ
Culex mosquitoes → order → Diptera ⓘ
subject surface form: Culex
Anopheles mosquitoes → order → Diptera ⓘ
subject surface form: Anopheles
Braconidae → parasitizes → Diptera ⓘ
Aedes aegypti mosquito → order → Diptera ⓘ
subject surface form: Aedes aegypti
Mansonia mosquitoes → order → Diptera ⓘ
subject surface form: Mansonia