The Syrphoidea are a
superfamily
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of
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
containing only two families under present classification, one of which (
Syrphidae) has a great number of the most common and familiar flies.
One of these familiar flies is ''
Eristalis tenax,'' or otherwise known as the drone fly.
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Diptera superfamilies
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