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True flies (Diptera)

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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RogerF wrote:
7 Feb 2025
Remarkeable chunky antennae
Neodialineura striatithorax
KorinneM wrote:
7 Feb 2025
Stunning!
Pelecorhynchus nigripennis
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
5 Feb 2025
Probably a Empis species
Empididae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
5 Feb 2025
Possibly Anacanthella splendens
Anacanthella (genus)
Curiosity wrote:
3 Feb 2025
Thanks, @Span102. A nice find! I'm pleased that more of these lovely crane flies are around.
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis

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