Insects
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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Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly)

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat)

Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) (A fungus gnat or gall midge)

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)

Sepsidae (family) (Ant fly)

Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Spathulina acroleuca (A seed fly)

A mating pair

A mating pair

Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
A mating pair

Staurostichus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Staurostichus bee fly)

Staurostichus sp. (genus)
Staurostichus sp. (genus)
Staurostichus sp. (genus)

Steganopsis melanogaster (A lauxaniid fly)

Steganopsis melanogaster
Steganopsis melanogaster
Steganopsis melanogaster
Steganopsis melanogaster

Stomorhina (genus) (A nose fly)

Stomorhina (genus)

Syrphidae sp (family)

Syrphidae sp (family)
Syrphidae sp (family)
Syrphidae sp (family)
Syrphidae sp (family)

Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly)

Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)

Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly)

Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)

Tapeigaster sp. (genus) (Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly)

Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Tapeigaster sp. (genus)

Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly)

Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly)

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)

Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily) (Crane Fly)

Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)

Trichophthalma sp. (genus) (Tangle-vein fly)

Trichophthalma sp. (genus)
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)

Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly)

Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)

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