Phoridae
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| Scientific name | Phoridae |
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| Higher classification | Brachycera |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Order | Fly |
| Rank | Family |
| Family | Phoridae; Newman, 1835 |
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| ID | 2980679 |
About Phoridae
The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking to the wing. This behaviour is a source of one of their alternate names, scuttle fly.