Diptera
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Common Name: flies
Order Name Means: "two wings"
Halteres on metathorax; one pair of wings
Immatures known as maggots
Neopterous, Endopterygotes
Mouthparts vary from non-functioning to biting or sucking
Larvae (maggots) without jointed legs, sclerotized head