Insects
True flies (Diptera)

True flies (Diptera)

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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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New priority species lists in the ACT
16 Mar 2025

Hello NatureMaprs!Three new priority species lists of exotic freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates, and vertebrates in the ACT have been added to NatureMapr. Uploading records of these species to N...

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Discussion

DiBickers wrote:
5 hrs ago
@RodDeb I couldn’t agree more!!😍💚
Psychodidae sp. (family)
RodDeb wrote:
19 hrs ago
@DiBickers totally agree, nature is amazing :)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
I have swapped this over from Dolichoderinae (Ants) to Dolichopodidae (Flies) for you😊
Dolichopodidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
@JonLewis I don’t think the Tag for Michael worked, but I have swapped this over from Dolichoderinae (Ants) to Dolichopodidae (Flies) for you😊
Dolichopodidae (family)
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
@RodDeb oh my goodness, it’s so cute💚
Psychodidae sp. (family)

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Villa sp. (genus) at Wodonga, VIC

Villa sp. (genus) at Wodonga, VIC

Chironomidae (family) at Wodonga, VIC

Chironomidae (family) at Wodonga, VIC

Tachinidae (family)

Austrosciapus sp. (genus) at Killara, VIC

Dolichopodidae (family) at Killara, VIC

Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tryoni at Killara, VIC

Tephritidae sp. (family) at Killara, VIC

Tachinidae (family)

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