Flies of Tamil Nadu
384 flies on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for flies yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
All flies of Tamil Nadu on the list (384)
- Acroceratitis tenmalaica
- Actocetor indicus
- Actocetor nigrifinis
- Adoxomyia heminopla
- Aedes aegypti Yellow Fever Mosquito
- Aedes albopictus Asian Tiger Mosquito
- Aedes portonovoensis
- Aedes scatophagoides
- Aedes vexans Inland Floodwater Mosquito
- Aedes vittatus
- Aedes wardi
- Allobaccha sapphirina Sapphire Hover Fly
- Allograpta javana
- Anopheles culicifacies
- Anopheles nilgiricus
- Anopheles peditaeniatus
- Anopheles sinensis
- Anopheles stephensi Asian Malaria Mosquito
- Anopheles subpictus
- Anopheles tessellatus
- Anopheles vagus
- Anthomyia illocata Root Maggot Fly
- Antocha brevifurca Antocha (Orimargula) brevifurca
- Antocha madrasensis Antocha (Antocha) madrasensis
- Antocha platystylis Antocha (Antocha) platystylis
- Antocha postnotalis Antocha (Antocha) postnotalis
- Antocha stenophallus Antocha (Antocha) stenophallus
- Armigeres subalbatus
- Asarkina ayyari
- Asarkina porcina
- Asiobaccha nubilipennis
- Asphondylia singanallurensis
- Astochia tiwarii
- Atarba trimelania Atarba (Atarbodes) trimelania
- Atherigona atripalpis
- Atherigona oryzae
- Atherigona pulla
- Atherigona soccata Sorghum Shoot Fly
- Atylotus agrestis
- Bactrocera affinis
- Bactrocera bipustulata
- Bactrocera caryeae
- Bactrocera correcta
- Bactrocera digressa
- Bactrocera dorsalis Oriental Fruit Fly
- Bactrocera latifrons Malaysian Fruit Fly
- Bactrocera nigrofemoralis
- Bactrocera pallescentis
- Bactrocera syzygii
- Bactrocera tryoni Queensland Fruit Fly
- Bactrocera verbascifoliae
- Bactrocera versicolor
- Bactrocera vishnu
- Bactrocera watersi
- Bactrocera yercaudiae
- Bactrocera zonata Peach Fruit Fly
- Baeoura angustisterna
- Baeoura irula
- Bengalia bezzii
- Bengalia jeiuna
- Bengalia martinleakei
- Bengalia varicolor
- Betasyrphus fletcheri
- Borbororhinia bivittata
- Callistomyia pavonina
- Calloptera asteria
- Campiglossa producta
- Ceratitis capitata Mediterranean Fruit Fly
- Ceropsilopa cupreiventris
- Chironomus javanus
- Chonocephalus marginatus
- Chrysomya chloropyga Copper-tailed Blowfly
- Chrysomya megacephala Oriental Latrine Fly
- Chrysomya rufifacies Hairy Maggot Blow Fly
- Chrysops dispar
- Chrysosoma leucopogon
- Clephydroneura nelsoni
- Clephydroneura robusta
- Clogmia albipunctata Bathroom Moth Fly
- Condylostylus nebulosus
- Conosia irrorata Spider Cranefly
- Cophinopoda chinensis
- Culex fraudatrix
- Culex mimuloides
- Culex minutissimus
- Culex pseudovishnui
- Culex quinquefasciatus Southern House Mosquito
- Culex sitiens
- Culex tritaeniorhynchus
- Culex vishnui
- Culicoides actoni
- Culicoides anophelis
- Culicoides brevitarsis
- Culicoides fulvus
- Culicoides huffi
- Culicoides imicola
- Culicoides innoxius
- Culicoides mesghalii
- Culicoides peliliouensis
- Culicoides peregrinus
- Culicoides pseudopallidipennis
- Culicoides schultzei
- Culicoides similis
- Cyclopodia sykesii
- Cylindromyia rubida
- Dacus ciliatus Small Cucurbit Fly
- Dacus crabroniformis
- Dacus persicus
- Dacus ramanii
- Damalis dravidicus
- Damalis fabricii
- Damalis fuscus
- Damalis indicus
- Damalis pseudoartigasi
- Damalis rufoabdominalis
- Dexia divergens
- Diarrhegma modestum
- Dicranomyia dravidica Dicranomyia (Euglochina) dravidica
- Dicranomyia flavocincta Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) flavocincta
- Dideopsis aegrota
- Dimeringophrys pallidipennis
- Discomyza maculipennis
- Dolichopeza parvicornis
- Dolichopeza praesul
- Dolichopeza seticristata
- Dolichopeza trichochora
- Drapetis hirsutipes
- Drosophila ananassae
- Drosophila biarmipes
- Drosophila melanogaster Common Fruit Fly
- Elephantomyia affluens
- Elephantomyia nigropedata
- Episyrphus viridaureus Black-banded Hover Fly
- Eristalinus arvorum
- Eristalinus megacephalus Big-headed Lagoon Fly
- Eristalinus obliquus
- Eristalinus taeniops Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly
- Euchariomyia dives
- Eumerus figurans Ginger Maggot
- Euphranta flavothoracica
- Euphranta macularis
- Euphranta siruvani
- Eupilaria guttulifera
- Eupilaria incana
- Eupilaria suavis
- Exorista sorbillans Uzi fly
- Gastroxides ater
- Geranomyia circipunctata
- Geranomyia deccanica
- Geranomyia fimbriarum
- Gonomyia dissimilis Gonomyia (Leiponeura) dissimilis
- Graptomyza brevirostris
- Haematobia irritans Horn Fly
- Haematopota brevis
- Haematopota contracta
- Haematopota flavipuncta
- Haematopota javana
- Haematopota roralis
- Heizmannia chandi
- Heizmannia discrepans
- Heligmonevra cheriani
- Heligmonevra shimogaensis
- Helius anamalaiensis Helius (Helius) anamalaiensis
- Helophilus pendulus Sun Fly
- Hemipyrellia ligurriens
- Hercostomus breviventris
- Hermetia illucens Black Soldier Fly
- Heteralonia bangalorensis
- Heteropsilopus protervus
- Heteropsilopus stragulus
- Heteropsilopus triligatus
- Hexatoma anamalaiana Hexatoma (Eriocera) anamalaiana
- Hexatoma arcuaria Hexatoma (Eriocera) arcuaria
- Hexatoma artifex Hexatoma (Eriocera) artifex
- Hexatoma atroantica Hexatoma (Eriocera) atroantica
- Hexatoma madrasensis Hexatoma (Hexatoma) madrasensis
- Hexatoma nepalensis Hexatoma (Eriocera) nepalensis
- Hexatoma nigroantica Hexatoma (Eriocera) nigroantica
- Hexatoma nigrocoxata Hexatoma (Eriocera) nigrocoxata
- Hexatoma paenulatoides Hexatoma (Eriocera) paenulatoides
- Hexatoma perelongata Hexatoma (Eriocera) perelongata
- Hexatoma phaeton Hexatoma (Eriocera) phaeton
- Hexatoma purpurata Hexatoma (Eriocera) purpurata
- Hexatoma susainathani Hexatoma (Eriocera) susainathani
- Hexatoma uniflava Hexatoma (Eriocera) uniflava
- Hexatoma vamana Hexatoma (Eriocera) vamana
- Hexatoma vulpes Hexatoma (Eriocera) vulpes
- Hippobosca longipennis
- Hippobosca variegata
- Holorusia impictipleura
- Holorusia inclyta
- Holorusia molybros
- Holorusia striaticeps
- Holorusia sufflava
- Homoneura quinquevittata
- Homoneura trypetoptera
- Hydrotaea chalcogaster
- Hyperechia xylocopiformis
- Idiocera megastigma Idiocera (Idiocera) megastigma
- Idioptera dravidiana
- Indotipula brachycantha
- Indotipula dilatistyla
- Ischiodon scutellaris Yellow-shouldered Hover Fly
- Isomyia perisi
- Korinchia rufa
- Krakatauia recta
- Laphria nathani
- Lechria argyrospila
- Leptomydas notos
- Libnotes laetinota Libnotes (Libnotes) laetinota
- Libnotes perplexa Libnotes (Libnotes) perplexa
- Ligyra aurantiaca
- Limonia submurcida
- Limonia tigriventris
- Lindneromyia argyrogyna
- Liriomyza huidobrensis Potato Leaf Miner
- Liriomyza sativae Vegetable Leafminer
- Liriomyza strigata
- Lispe glabra
- Lispe kowarzi
- Lispe tentaculata
- Litorhina collaris
- Litorhina lar
- Lucilia caesar Caesar Greenbottle Fly
- Lucilia porphyrina
- Lucilia sericata Common European Greenbottle Fly
- Maekistocera filipes
- Megaselia scalaris Scaled Hump-backed Fly
- Melanagromyza albisquama
- Melanagromyza hibisci
- Melanagromyza obtusa
- Melanostoma univittatum
- Meliscaeva mathisi
- Mesembrius bengalensis
- Metadon reemeri
- Metallea notata
- Metasphenisca reinhardi
- Michotamia fuscifemorata
- Michotamia indiana
- Microchrysa flaviventris
- Microstylum bhattacharyai
- Milesia caesarea
- Milesia cinnamomea
- Milesia mima
- Mimegralla coeruleifrons
- Mimegralla splendens
- Molophilus dravidianus
- Molophilus macrothrix
- Molophilus peculiaris
- Molophilus perattenuatus
- Molophilus sublancifer
- Monoceromyia eumenioides
- Monoceromyia flavoscutata
- Monoceromyia iavana
- Musca convexifrons
- Musca crassirostris
- Musca domestica Common House Fly
- Musca pattoni
- Musca ventrosa
- Myophthiria zeylanica
- Neoloxotaenia gracilis
- Neomyia claripennis
- Neomyia nudissima
- Neomyia timorensis
- Neotelmatoscopus ctenophorus
- Nephrotoma bellula
- Nusa formio
- Odontomyia angustilimbata
- Odontomyia cyanea
- Odontomyia lutatius
- Odontomyia ochropa
- Odontomyia viridana
- Ommatius kodaikanalensis
- Ommatius tecturus
- Ommatius tuberculatus
- Ophiomyia lantanae Lantana Seed Fly
- Oplodontha minuta
- Oplodontha rubrithorax
- Oplodontha viridula Common Green Colonel
- Oxyaciura xanthotricha
- Paradelphomyia krisna
- Paramixogaster kodaiana
- Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
- Phaeospilodes bambusae
- Philodicus pruthii
- Philoliche longirostris
- Phlebotomus argentipes
- Phycus brunneus
- Physiphora alceae
- Physiphora clausa
- Phytoliriomyza arctica
- Phytomia argyrocephala
- Phytomia crassa
- Phytomia errans
- Phytomia zonata
- Phytomyza syngenesiae Chrysanthemum Leafminer
- Plagiostenopterina interrupta
- Platensina acrostacta
- Pliomelaena zonogastra
- Procecidochares utilis Eupatorium gall fly
- Procontarinia mangiferae
- Promachus duvaucelii
- Promachus flavibarbis
- Promachus fuscifemoratus
- Prosena siberita
- Prosopochrysa vitripennis
- Pselliophora laeta Antlered Crane Fly
- Pseudolimnophila dravidica
- Pseudolimnophila rhanteria
- Pseudolimnophila subhonesta
- Pseudolynchia canariensis Pigeon Louse Fly
- Pseudopterogramma siamensis
- Psila brevibuccata
- Psychoda alternata Trickling Filter Fly
- Ptecticus aurifer
- Ptecticus aurobrunneus
- Ptilocera continua
- Pygommatius nilgiriensis
- Rhagoletis cingulata Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly
- Rhinia testacea
- Rhinobaccha krishna
- Rhyncomya divisa
- Rhysogaster panayensis
- Riedelomyia chionopus
- Rivellia basilaris
- Rivellia eximia
- Rivellia syngenesiae
- Sarcophaga albiceps
- Sarcophaga dux
- Sarcophaga madrasiola
- Sarcophaga pattoni
- Sarcophaga ruficornis
- Scedella spiloptera
- Sepedon ferruginosa
- Sepedon fuscipennis
- Sepedon plumbella
- Sepedon sphegea Blue Long-horned Snailkiller
- Sergentomyia babu
- Sergentomyia bailyi
- Sergentomyia punjabensis
- Sergentomyia vadhanurensis
- Simulium dinakarani
- Simulium karavalliense
- Simulium paraguayense
- Sphaeniscus quadrincisus
- Sphaerophoria knutsoni
- Sphaerophoria menthastri
- Sphyracephala hearseiana
- Stenopogon manii
- Stichopogon gymnurus
- Stichopogon meridionalis
- Stomorhina discolor
- Stomorhina procula
- Sturmiopsis inferens
- Styringomyia pentachaeta
- Styringomyia thetis
- Synthesiomyia nudiseta
- Syritta proximata
- Tabanus dorsiger
- Tabanus noctuinus
- Tabanus rubidus
- Tabanus speciosus
- Tabanus striatus
- Tabanus tenebrosus
- Teleopsis sykesii
- Thoracites abdominalis
- Tipula flavithorax Tipula (Ramatipula) flavithorax
- Tipulodina susainathani
- Toxorhina sparsiseta
- Trichoneura madrasensis
- Trigonomima anamaliensis
- Trigonomima gibbera
- Uranotaenia atra
- Verrallina agrestis
- Verrallina lugubris
- Vidalia thailandica
- Zaprionus indianus African Fig Fly
- Zeugodacus caudata
- Zeugodacus cucurbitae
- Zeugodacus diversa
- Zeugodacus pemalangiae
- Zeugodacus tau Tau Fly
- Zeugodacus trilineata
- Zeugodacus zahadi
Flies elsewhere
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Other species of Tamil Nadu
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