Asilomorpha

Asilomorpha
Lepidophora sp. (Bombyliidae) on Bidens laevis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Asilomorpha
Groups included

Superfamilies

Asiloidea
Empidoidea
Nemestrinoidea
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Muscomorpha

The Brachyceran infraorder Asilomorpha is a large and diverse group of flies, containing the bulk of the nonmuscoid Brachycera. The larvae of asilomorphs are extremely diverse in habits, as well.