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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Aleucosia calophthalma (A bee-fly)

Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma

Amenia chrysame (A Blow Fly)

Amenia chrysame
Amenia chrysame
Amenia chrysame
Amenia chrysame

Amenia imperialis (Yellow-headed blowfly)

Max Campbell, Brogo

Max Campbell, Brogo

Max Campbell, Brogo

Max Campbell, Brogo
Max Campbell, Tantawangalo

Max Campbell, Tantawangalo
Amenia imperialis
Max Campbell, Brogo
Max Campbell, Brogo
Max Campbell, Tantawangalo

Amenia sp. (genus) (Yellow-headed Blowfly)

Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)

Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

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

Austalis copiosa (Hover fly)

Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa

Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly)

Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)

Bibio imitator (Garden maggot)

Female

Female

Female

Female
Male

Male
Female
Female
Male

Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly)

FEMALE

FEMALE

FEMALE & MALE

FEMALE & MALE
MALE

MALE
Female

Female
FEMALE
FEMALE & MALE
MALE
Female

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle)

Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina

Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly)

Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Cerdistus sp. (genus)

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge)

female

female

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

Chrysomya sp. (genus) (A green/blue blowfly)

Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)

Chrysopilus sp. (genus) (A snipe fly)

Chrysopilus sp. (genus)
Chrysopilus sp. (genus)
Chrysopilus sp. (genus)
Chrysopilus sp. (genus)

Chrysopogon muelleri (Robber fly)

Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri

Colepia malleola (A robber fly)

Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola

Colepia rufiventris (Robber fly)

Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris

Comptosia stria (A bee fly)

Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria

Daptolestes limbipennis (Robber fly)

Daptolestes limbipennis
Daptolestes limbipennis
Daptolestes limbipennis
Daptolestes limbipennis

Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly)

Dasybasis sp. (genus)
Dasybasis sp. (genus)
Dasybasis sp. (genus)
Dasybasis sp. (genus)

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