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True flies (Diptera)

True fly (Diptera) field guide

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True flies (Diptera)

Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
Hover flies (Syrphidae)
Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
Mydas flies (Mydidae)
Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
Robber flies (Asilidae)
Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
Other true flies

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Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata (A bristle fly)

Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata
Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata
Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata

Austalis copiosa (Hover fly)

Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa

Bibio imitator (Garden maggot)

Female

Female

Female

Female
Male

Male
Female
Female
Male

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly)

Calliphora sp. (genus)
Calliphora sp. (genus)
Calliphora sp. (genus)

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber)

Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia

Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies)

Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)
Calyptrate (subsection)

Ceriana (genus) (A wasp mimic hoverfly)

Ceriana (genus)
Ceriana (genus)
Ceriana (genus)

Comptosia apicalis (A bee fly)

Comptosia apicalis
Comptosia apicalis
Comptosia apicalis

Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified)

Diptera (order)
Diptera (order)
Diptera (order)
Diptera (order)

Dolichopodidae (family) (Unidentified Long-legged fly)

Dolichopodidae (family)
Dolichopodidae (family)
Dolichopodidae (family)
Dolichopodidae (family)

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus

Eusurbus crassilabris (A bee fly)

Eusurbus crassilabris
Eusurbus crassilabris
Eusurbus crassilabris

Heteropsilopus ingenuus (A long-legged fly)

Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Microtropesa sinuata (A bristle fly)

Microtropesa sinuata
Microtropesa sinuata
Microtropesa sinuata
Microtropesa sinuata

Platystomatidae (family) (Unidentified signal fly)

Platystomatidae (family)
Platystomatidae (family)
Platystomatidae (family)
Platystomatidae (family)

Prodiaphania sp. (genus) (A Tachinid fly)

Prodiaphania sp. (genus)
Prodiaphania sp. (genus)
Prodiaphania sp. (genus)

Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex) (A bristle fly)

Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex)
Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex)
Rutilia rubriceps-idesa-panthea-caesia-goerlingiana (complex)

Sarcophaga sp. (genus) (Flesh fly)

Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)

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