eye fly definition of eye fly in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

eye fly, common name for a group of small flies fly, name commonly used for any of a variety of winged insects , but properly restricted to members of the order Diptera, the true flies, which includes the housefly , gnat , midge , mosquito , and tsetse fly .
..... Click the link for more information. of the family Chloropidae. Eye flies are common in parts of California and in the S United States. They inhabit grasslands and meadows and breed mainly on decaying matter and excrement. Eye flies are attracted to animal secretions such as are found in the eyes, mouth, and open wounds. Some are thought to carry diseases such as conjunctivitis conjunctivitis (kənjəngtəvī`təs)
..... Click the link for more information. ; West Indian species may transmit yaws yaws or frambesia, tropical infection of the skin caused by a spirochete (Treponema pertenue) closely related to that causing syphilis. Yaws, however, is not a sexually transmitted disease , i.e.
..... Click the link for more information. , a disease caused by a spirochete. Eye flies are classified in the phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda (ärthrŏp`ədə) [Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Diptera, family Chloropidae.