Fly School

Fly School is a two week course for those who want to gain a more comprehensive understanding of Diptera. @dipteracourse.bsky.social

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

Come by the Dipterists Society meeting this evening if you're at #EntSoc24 or join virtually!

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

Hope to see you @dipterists meeting on Tuesday, November 12 at #EntSoc24 in Phoenix! Join in person or virtually. Visit https://t.co/YZBwAPwzKj for more info, including the Zoom link.

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

Hope to see you @dipterists meeting on Tuesday, November 12 at #EntSoc24 in Phoenix! Join in person or virtually. Visit https://t.co/YZBwAPwzKj for more info, including the Zoom link.

[European Journal of Taxonomy @ejtaxonomy]

[#entomology] A revision of the Afrotropical hover fly genus Afroxanthandrus Kassebeer, 2000 (#Diptera, #Syrphidae), with the description of 2 new species and one new synonymy ⤵️

✒️ @JohnMMidgley et al.
🔗 DOI: https://t.co/4j8uni94wq
#flowerflies #biodiversity #NewSpecies

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

A lovely example of cross museum collaborations playing detective - @NHM_London @NHM_Diptera and @NatSciNMS

#FlyFriday

[Team Diptera 🪰🔍🦟🌻 @team_diptera]

Thrilled to announce that Team Diptera is collaborating with an awesome Phoenix tattoo shop, Coven Tattoo, to offer a ton of entomology flash designs during ESA!

What's "flash"? Pre-made designs available to anyone who signs up!

Please take a look here: https://t.co/9IHLl7LkUa

[European Journal of Taxonomy @ejtaxonomy]

[#entomology] On the identity of the Afrotropical species of Mallota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) ⤵️

✒️ Marc De Meyer, Georg Goergen, @JohnMMidgley, Kurt Jordaens
🔗 DOI: https://t.co/vxfH0i27UD
#diptera #syrphidae #eristalinae #flowerfly #hoverfly #entomologist #dipterist

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

Today is peak science communication

Off to @newscientist #NewScientistLive to talk the science behind the animation of #LloydoftheFlies - i may have a crush on the hardytardies

Followed by this evening the @tanyptera online talk on the mighty MAGGOTS - https://t.co/rkaedKKqkN

[European Journal of Taxonomy @ejtaxonomy]

[#entomology] New taxa and new records of Winnertziinae and Porricondylinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Germany ⤵

✒ Mathias Jaschhof
🔗DOI: https://t.co/wcj2pyeNmU
#diptera #cecidomyiidae #gallmidges #newgenus #newspecies #dipterist

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

Very much looking forward to talking larvae - the fascinating but often ignored stage of a flies life cycle

[European Journal of Taxonomy @ejtaxonomy]

[#entomology] Twelve new species of Platypalpus Macquart (Diptera: Hybotidae) from Morocco, with additional new records ⤵️

✒️ Laila Zouhair, Patrick Grootaert, Kawtar Kettani
🔗 DOI: https://t.co/isCLRK6R5t
#diptera #hybotidae #NewSpecies #dipterist

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

@Bertonemyia @jpgillung @paularriccardi @BrianVBrown1 @dipteracourse @ddsamorim23 Excellent- bloody excellent

[Scott Clem, PhD @Allograpta5401]

Very excited to see this published!! We did a global literature review of long-distance hover fly migration and found nearly 50 species that exhibit this fascinating behavior. There’s a lot of cool work out there, and also much left unknown! Check it out! #diptera @Ecol_Ent

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

@flygirlNHM Adorable!

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

Goodbye #FlySchool24 🪰🦟🤓

Thank you #CostaRica for providing a glorious habitat & great hospitality

Cheers @dipteracourse @BrianVBrown1 @Bertonemyia Jim Hogue, Dave Grimaldi @jpgillung @paularriccardi @AmorimDdS and all the fab participants

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

As #FlySchool24 finishes, the participants have turned their Dipterological skills to #art

Call me impressed. @GeooRoojas painted the empids, @carusophora painted the Dipteran Explosion, whilst the wings is a group composition! What talent

@dipteracourse @dipterists

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

Incredibly talented artists at Fly School! I was tempted to take pieces home with me, but they were left at the Soltis Center for staff and visitors to enjoy.

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

As #FlySchool24 finishes, the participants have turned their Dipterological skills to #art

Call me impressed. @GeooRoojas painted the empids, @carusophora painted the Dipteran Explosion, whilst the wings is a group composition! What talent

@dipteracourse @dipterists

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

A tailless whip scorpion demonstrating that although it may look like it could inflict pain, it is in fact very docile and obviously, rather beautiful - the opposite of the other subject in the image😎👊😉

#FlySchool24 #Forest #Invertebrates

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

What a beauty! 😍

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

@Bertonemyia @GeooRoojas @flygirlNHM @jpgillung @paularriccardi @BrianVBrown1 Incredible photos, Matt!

[Fly School @dipteracourse]

This was an incredible find!

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

Prepare to have your mind BLOWN

This fly (Fannia sp) was found in the meat baited Shannon trap covered in Dermatobia hominis - The HUMAN BOTFLY

Botflies usually lay eggs on flies that feed on humans (as the eggs drop when feeding) and these are larvae!

#FySchool24