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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Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito)

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

Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly)

Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur
Calliphora augur

Cecidomyiidae (family) (Gall gnat)

Cecidomyiidae (family)
Cecidomyiidae (family)
Cecidomyiidae (family)
Cecidomyiidae (family)

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge)

female

female

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

Chloropidae (family) (Frit fly)

Chloropidae (family)
Chloropidae (family)
Chloropidae (family)
Chloropidae (family)

Cylindromyia sp. (genus) (Bristle fly)

Cylindromyia sp. (genus)
Cylindromyia sp. (genus)
Cylindromyia sp. (genus)
Cylindromyia sp. (genus)

Dirioxa pornia (Island Fly)

Dirioxa pornia
Dirioxa pornia
Dirioxa pornia
Dirioxa pornia

Dolichopodidae (family) (Unidentified Long-legged fly)

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)

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus

Eurygastropsis tasmaniae (A bristle fly)

Eurygastropsis tasmaniae
Eurygastropsis tasmaniae
Eurygastropsis tasmaniae
Eurygastropsis tasmaniae

Evansomyia phyciformis (A stiletto fly)

Evansomyia phyciformis
Evansomyia phyciformis

Heteropsilopus ingenuus (A long-legged fly)

Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus

Hydrellia sp. (genus) (Lawn or Pasture Fly)

Hydrellia sp. (genus)
Hydrellia sp. (genus)
Hydrellia sp. (genus)
Hydrellia sp. (genus)

Lauxaniidae (family) (Unidentified lauxaniid fly)

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

Limoniidae (family) (Unknown Limoniid Crane Fly)

Limoniidae (family)
Limoniidae (family)
Limoniidae (family)
Limoniidae (family)

Lonchoptera bifurcata (Small Grass Fly)

Lonchoptera bifurcata

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

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