Diptera20 species

Family Pointed-winged Flies (Lonchopteridae)

Lonchopteridae is a family in the order Diptera. Browse 20 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Lonchopteridae (20)

Lonchoptera bifurcata

3-4mm. Body colour variable, from pale yellow to dark brown. Legs are pale. As with other species in the family, the wings are long and thin giving them their common name of 'Spear-winged Flies'. See ID guidance below for the specific features seen i

Yellow Spear-winged Fly

Lonchoptera lutea

Adults vary a great deal in colour, from yellow to dark brown. Scutellum brown to yellow. The antennal segments are all dark. The pointed wings have no central cross vein. Unlike most of these genera, Lonchoptera lutea shows a marked preference for u