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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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Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito)

Aedes sp. (genus)
Aedes sp. (genus)
Aedes sp. (genus)
Aedes sp. (genus)

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus) (Stiletto Fly (Sub-family Therevinae))

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)

Anthomyia punctipennis

Anthomyia punctipennis
Anthomyia punctipennis
Anthomyia punctipennis
Anthomyia punctipennis

Apothechyla carbo (A robber fly)

Apothechyla carbo
Apothechyla carbo
Apothechyla carbo

Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)

Asilinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified asiline Robberfly)

Asilinae sp. (subfamily)
Asilinae sp. (subfamily)
Asilinae sp. (subfamily)
Asilinae sp. (subfamily)

Australoconops sp. (genus) (A thick-headed fly)

Australoconops sp. (genus)
Australoconops sp. (genus)
Australoconops sp. (genus)
Australoconops sp. (genus)

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge)

Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae

Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly)

Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)

Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly)

Austrotephritis poenia
Austrotephritis poenia
Austrotephritis poenia
Austrotephritis poenia

Austrotephritis sp. (genus) (Fruit fly or Seed fly)

Austrotephritis sp. (genus)
Austrotephritis sp. (genus)
Austrotephritis sp. (genus)

Axarus sp. (genus) (A non-biting midge)

Axarus sp. (genus)
Axarus sp. (genus)
Axarus sp. (genus)
Axarus sp. (genus)

Bibio imitator (Garden maggot)

Female

Female

Female

Female
Male

Male
Female
Female
Male

Bibio sp. (genus) (A garden maggot)

Bibio sp. (genus)
Bibio sp. (genus)
Bibio sp. (genus)

Blepharotes sp. (Robber fly)

Blepharotes sp.
Blepharotes sp.
Blepharotes sp.

Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly)

Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly)

Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly)

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

Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber)

Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia
Calliphora stygia

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle)

Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina

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