Diptera

通用名稱：

Flies and mosquitoes

分配：

Found in almost all terrestrial habitats in the world with the Antarctic Midge native to the Antarctic continent

棲息地：

Humid, moist environments, but can also be found in deserts, forests, mountains

飲食：

Adults feed on plant or animal juices or other insects

全球物種數量：

150,000

香港的物種數量：

423

形態學
（如何識別它們）：

-Only one pair of functional wings, the hindwings are modified into club-shaped organs, called halteres
-Mouthparts modified into straw-like structures
-A pair of large compound eyes

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你可知道？

Flies are capable of great maneuverability during flight due to the presence of the halteres. Halteres act as a balance and guidance system by providing rapid feedback to the wing-steering muscles, and flies deprived of their halteres are unable to fly.