Gauromydas heros is a species of giant fly belonging to the family Mydidae. It is the largest species of the entire order of Diptera or true flies. This...

Gauromydas is a genus of flies in the family Mydidae. Gauromydas apicalis (Wiedemann, 1831) Gauromydas autuorii (Andretta, 1951) Gauromydas heros (Perty...

probably has the largest wingspan of any Diptera at over 11 cm (4.3 in). Gauromydas heros (which can reach a wingspan of 10 cm (3.9 in) and a body length of...

generally large in size, including the largest known fly, Gauromydas heros (syn. Mydas heros). Many of the species, in addition to their large size, are...

order, which includes the common housefly, is the neotropical species Gauromydas heros, which can reach a length of 6 cm (2+3⁄8 in) and a wingspan of 10 cm...

distributions, a few like the housefly (Musca domestica) are cosmopolitan. Gauromydas heros (Asiloidea), with a length of up to 7 cm (2.8 in), is generally considered...