flutter flies
(Genus Toxonevra Macquart 1835)


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Tephritoidea
Family: Pallopteridae
Subfamily: Pallopterinae
Genus: Toxonevra
Subject: Toxonevra spp. Macquart 1835

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
flutter-wing flies, waving-wing flies,trembling-wing flies