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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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Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

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

Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly)

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

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge)

Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)

Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified)

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

Dolichopodidae (family) (Unidentified Long-legged fly)

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

Drosophila sp. (genus) (Fruit Fly)

Drosophila sp. (genus)
Drosophila sp. (genus)
Drosophila sp. (genus)
Drosophila sp. (genus)
Drosophila sp. (genus)
Drosophila sp. (genus)

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus

Lauxaniidae (family) (Unidentified lauxaniid fly)

Lauxaniidae (family)
Lauxaniidae (family)
Lauxaniidae (family)
Lauxaniidae (family)
Lauxaniidae (family)
Lauxaniidae (family)

Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly)

Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules

Odontomyia sp. (genus) (A soldier fly)

Odontomyia sp. (genus)
Odontomyia sp. (genus)
Odontomyia sp. (genus)
Odontomyia sp. (genus)
Odontomyia sp. (genus)
Odontomyia sp. (genus)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Sapromyza sp. (genus) (A lauxaniid fly)

Sapromyza sp. (genus)
Sapromyza sp. (genus)
Sapromyza sp. (genus)
Sapromyza sp. (genus)
Sapromyza sp. (genus)
Sapromyza sp. (genus)

Sarcophaga sp. (genus) (Flesh fly)

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

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly)

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

Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly)

Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
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