Psilidae | |
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Chamaepsila sp. from Germany | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
(unranked): | Cyclorrhapha |
Section: | Schizophora |
Superfamily: | Diopsoidea |
Family: | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 |
Subfamily | |
The Psilidae are family of flies. Commonly called the rust flies, at least 38 species are in four genera. The carrot fly (Chamaepsila rosae) is a member of this group. They are found mainly in the Holarctic.