True flies (Diptera)

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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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7 Mar 2025

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Discussion

kasiaaus wrote:

Yesterday

Sciara hemerobioides?

Sciaridae sp. (family)

DiBickers wrote:

6 Mar 2025

@Jimbobo sweet!! (& I see Greg has ID’d it for us now too)😊

Hermetia illucens

Jimbobo wrote:

6 Mar 2025

@DiBickers You're probably right, I just thought I'd seen similar in Wasp area. Just did a quick edit on the image and ran it through iNat and it's suggested Hermetia.

Hermetia illucens

ConBoekel wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Oh my ageing eyes! Thank you.

Culicidae (family)

DianneClarke wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Mosquito

Culicidae (family)