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

Bibio imitator (Garden maggot)

Bibio imitator
Bibio imitator
Bibio imitator
Bibio imitator
Bibio imitator
Bibio imitator

Cecidomyiidae (family) (Gall gnat)

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

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge)

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

Cylindromyia sp. (genus) (Bristle fly)

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

Dolichopodidae (family) (Unidentified Long-legged fly)

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

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

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

Heteropsilopus ingenuus (A long-legged fly)

Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus
Heteropsilopus ingenuus

Limoniidae (family) (Unknown Limoniid Crane Fly)

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

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Nematocera sp. (suborder) (Unidentified 'nematoceran' fly)

Nematocera sp. (suborder)
Nematocera sp. (suborder)
Nematocera sp. (suborder)
Nematocera sp. (suborder)
Nematocera sp. (suborder)
Nematocera sp. (suborder)

Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly)

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

Odontomyia decipiens (Green Soldier Fly)

Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens
Odontomyia decipiens

Odontomyia sp. (genus) (A soldier fly)

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

Polypedilum nubifer (A non-biting midge)

Polypedilum nubifer
Polypedilum nubifer

Procladius (genus) (A non-biting midge)

Procladius (genus)
Procladius (genus)
Procladius (genus)
Procladius (genus)
Procladius (genus)
Procladius (genus)

Psychodidae sp. (family) (Moth Fly, Drain Fly)

Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)

Pyrtaula sp. (genus) (a fungus gnat)

Pyrtaula sp. (genus)
Pyrtaula sp. (genus)
Pyrtaula sp. (genus)
Pyrtaula sp. (genus)
Pyrtaula sp. (genus)
Pyrtaula sp. (genus)

Rutiliini (tribe) (A bristle fly)

Rutiliini (tribe)
Rutiliini (tribe)
Rutiliini (tribe)
Rutiliini (tribe)
Rutiliini (tribe)
Rutiliini (tribe)

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