| Brachycera Temporal range:
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| Tachina praeceps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera Zetterstedt 1842 |
| Infraorders | |
The Brachycera are a suborder of the order Diptera.[1][2] It is a major suborder consisting of around 120 families.[3] Their most distinguishing characteristic is reduced antenna segmentation.
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- ^ "Suborder Brachycera - Flies (Order: Diptera) - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES)". www.amentsoc.org. Amateur Entomologists Society. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Brachycera". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 October 2020.