Welcome to WikiProject Diptera. Several Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Diptera (flies) and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please add yourself as a participant in the project.

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The goal of the project is to improve content on dipterans in Wikipedia.

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.

• Agandhi7 (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on this project to learn more about species within Order Diptera, and gain experience in editing and improving Wikipedia articles. 23:38, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
• andrewoh29 (talk · contribs) I am interested in contributing to the Diptera project, reviewing articles on flies, and learning various skills on Wikipedia. The fly that I will be contributing to is Drosophila subobscura. 17:53, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
• AnuBalasubramanian (talk · contribs) I would like to contribute to the Diptera project on Wikipedia by learning about different varieties of flies and commenting on these pages. The page I will specifically be working on is Dryomyza anilis. AnuBalasubramanian (talk) 19:40, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
• ArndtH (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on evaluations of Diptera articles. I will be writing the article for Anopheles freeborni. 21:09, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
• asivamohan (talk · contribs) I am interested in reviewing and contributing to Diptera 19:40, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
• Christina.lindberg (talk · contribs) I am interested in reviewing and improving Diptera pages, specifically the page on Physocephala tibialis 21:22, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
• Eengermann (talk · contribs) I will be reviewing and contributing to articles about Diptera, specifically Drosophila nigrospiracula. 02:40, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
• Friesen5000 (talk · contribs) Cecidomyiidae
• Hannahwhite97 (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on reviewing and evaluating diptera articles, and I will be working on the Sepsis cynipsea page and the Spilomyia longicornis page.
• Hvmoolani (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on reviewing and evaluating diptera articles 18:39, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
• IsrEvolution (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on adding article guidelines for dipterans 14:49, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
• Jillian Shah (talk · contribs) I am interested in adding to the Diptera project and reviewing articles on flies. Jillian Shah (talk) 22:47, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
• Joshkim_wustl (talk · contribs) I am interested in Ormia ochracea and contributing to the diptera project.
• JustinLevin (talk · contribs) I am interested in reviewing articles about Diptera and contributing to the Cuterebra fontinella page.
• KendalTLee (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on reviewing and evaluating diptera articles Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
• Lelandra (talk · contribs) I will be contributing to the Diptera project by studying culex pipiens.
• listephanie (talk · contribs) I am interested in adding, reviewing and evaluating Diptera articles Listephanie (talk) 04:17, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
• Mmhua (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on this project so I can learn how to review and improve Wiki articles on dipterans. 17:02, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
• montana.sievert (talk · contribs) I am interested in reviewing articles about DipteraMontana.sievert (talk) 20:09, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
• Mvardy417 (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on the Diptera project, specially on articles bombylius major and Pseudacteon tricuspis. 19:37, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
• Nikhilaggarwal123 (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on reviewing and evaluating Diptera articles 21:07, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
• OstapKukhar (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on adding article guidelines for dipterans 20:03, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
• RachelXinruHua (talk · contribs) I am interested in furthering efforts of the Diptera project.
• RappaiT (talk · contribs) I am interested in reviewing and expanding upon the Wikipedia article on Bactrocera dorsalis, a Dipteran. 22:37, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
• rebeccaspell (talk · contribs) I am interested in adding to and editing articles.
• Shreenidhipm (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on adding article guidelines for dipterans 03:33, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
• Steelwull (talk · contribs) I am interested in helping to edit articles Diptera project, including Leptoconops torrens 22:02, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
• Styrphid Fox (talk · contribs) I am working on editing and creating pages for American species of Syrphids. I welcome others to help in this project and can provide extensive information to anyone interested. 13:26, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
• sydney.stein7 (talk · contribs) I am interested in contributing to articles about Diptera
• Wikijmedina (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on adding article guidelines for dipterans 18:17, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
• XuLily (talk · contribs) I am interested in contributing to content for the Diptera project, specifically focusing on species Aedes taeniorhynchus. 14:49, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
• Y.shiuan (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on the Diptera project, specifically Culicoides imicola, and expand understanding on these creatures through articles 21:10, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
• alicelixuan (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on reviewing and fact-checking diptera articles. Currently I am working on the article page for species syrrita pipiens.
• EllyGrant (talk · contribs) I am interested in expanding and editing Project Diptera articles, particularly the article for Lucilia sericata. 20:10, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
• Chickfilkay (talk · contribs) I am interested in creating content for the Diptera project
• Srivera2019 (talk · contribs) I am interested in working on contributing to the Diptera project by adding to the article on telostylinus angusticollis 19:43, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
• Olivia.Urso (talk · contribs) I am planning to contribute to the Diptera project by expanding upon the Bactrocera tyroni article 14:56, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
• Feralcateater000 (talk · contribs) I intend to expand stub-class articles
• Crawdaunt (talk · contribs) I am interested in working with the Diptera project, and have specialization in immunity of insects, and work on molecular evolution of Drosophilidae but also other Diptera. 09:53, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

A suggested format for articles on Diptera is given in the Article formats page.

See Housefly (housefly) as an example of a typical species accounts.