Phora (fly) explained

Phora is a genus of scuttle flies (insects in the family Phoridae). There are at least 90 described species in Phora.

Species

These 98 species belong to the genus Phora:

• Phora acerosa Goto, 2006

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• Phora acuminata Goto, 2006

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• Phora adducta Schmitz, 1955

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• Phora advena Mikhailovskaya, 1986

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• Phora aerea Schmitz, 1930

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• Phora algira Macquart, 1843

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• Phora americana Schmitz and Wirth, 1954

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• Phora amplifrons Goto, 1985

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• Phora anceps (Zetterstedt, 1848)

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• Phora archepyga Mostovski & Disney, 2001

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• Phora artifrons Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora aterrima (Fabricius, 1794)

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• Phora atra (Meigen, 1804)

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• Phora bernuthi Egger, 1862

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• Phora bullata Schmitz, 1927

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• Phora capillosa Schmitz, 1933

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• Phora carlina Schmitz, 1930

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• Phora carpentieri Gobert, 1877

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• Phora cilicrus Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora coangustata Schmitz, 1927

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• Phora concava

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• Phora congolensis Beyer, 1965

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• Phora contractifrons Goto, 1985

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• Phora convallium Schmitz, 1928

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• Phora convergens Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora crinitimargo Goto, 1985

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• Phora cristipes Schmitz and Wirth, 1954

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• Phora digitiformis Goto, 2006

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• Phora dubia (Zetterstedt, 1848)

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• Phora edentata Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora fenestrata Goto, 2006

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• Phora festinans (Scopoli, 1763)

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• Phora flexuosa Egger, 1862

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• Phora fuliginosa (Macquart, 1835)

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• Phora fulvipennis Goto, 2006

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• Phora fuscipes (Macquart, 1835)

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• Phora glebiata Goto, 2006

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• Phora gorodkovi Mostovski, 2002

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• Phora greenwoodi Disney, 1989

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• Phora hamata Schmitz, 1927

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• Phora hamulata Liu & Chou, 1994

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• Phora himachalensis Mostovski, 2002

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• Phora holosericea Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora horrida Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora hyperborea Schmitz, 1927

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• Phora incisurata Goto, 1985

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• Phora indivisa Schmitz, 1948

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• Phora kitadakensis Goto, 1985

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• Phora lacunifera Goto, 1984

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• Phora limpida Schmitz, 1935

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• Phora litoralis Dahl, 1896

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• Phora livida (Dufour, 1851)

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• Phora maritima Mikhailovskaya, 1986

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• Phora michali Disney, 1998

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• Phora navigans Frauenfeld, 1867

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• Phora nepalensis Goto, 2006

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• Phora nigricornis Egger, 1862

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• Phora nigripennis Waltl, 1837

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• Phora nipponica Goto, 1986

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• Phora obscura (Zetterstedt, 1848)

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• Phora occidentata Malloch, 1912

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• Phora orientis Goto, 2006

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• Phora ozerovi Mostovski, 2002

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• Phora paramericana Brown, 2000

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• Phora paricauda Goto, 2006

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• Phora parvisaltator Goto, 1985

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• Phora penicillata Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora pilifemur Borgmeier, 1963

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• Phora pilifrons Beyer, 1958

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• Phora postrema Borgmeier, 1963

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• Phora praepadens Schmitz, 1927

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• Phora praepandens Schmitz, 1927

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• Phora prisca Goto, 1985

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• Phora pubipes Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora rapida Meigen, 1838

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• Phora saigusai Goto, 1986

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• Phora salpana Goto, 2006

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• Phora scapularis Macquart, 1835

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• Phora shirozui Goto, 2006

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• Phora speighti Disney, 1982

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• Phora stictica Meigen, 1830

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• Phora subconvallium Goto, 2006

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• Phora sulcaticera (Borgmeier, 1963)

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• Phora sulcaticerca Borgmeier, 1963

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• Phora taiwana Goto, 2006

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• Phora tajicola Mostovski, 2002

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• Phora tattakana Goto, 2006

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• Phora tenuiforceps Goto, 2006

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• Phora theodori Dahl, 1912

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• Phora tincta Schmitz, 1920

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• Phora tripliciseta Schmitz and Wirth, 1954

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• Phora truncata Brown, 2000

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• Phora tubericola Frauenfeld, 1866

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• Phora velutina Meigen, 1830

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• Phora vicina Macquart, 1835

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• Phora villosa Macquart, 1843

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• Phora viridinota Brues, 1916

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• Phora zherikhini Mostovski, 2002

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Further reading

• Charles . H. Curran. 1934. The families and genera of North American Diptera. 10.5962/bhl.title.6825. free.
• Book: McAlpine . J.F.. Petersen . B.V.. Shewell . G.E.. Teskey . H.J.. Vockeroth . J.R.. Wood . D.M.. 4. 1987. Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. 978-0660121253.
• Web site: 2018-04-04. Phorid.net, Online Data for Phorid Flies. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.