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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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Discussion

HelenCross wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Thanks Don
Ortholfersia (genus)
DonFletcher wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Hi Helen, Yes I have seen small, brown, fast moving parasitic flies on EGKs, but only occasionally. Sorry I dont know their ID.
Ortholfersia (genus)
HelenCross wrote:
2 Jun 2025
Not sure if I've got the ID correct but have you seen these flies on macropods @DonFletcher ?
Ortholfersia (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
26 May 2025
Dasyhelea?
Ceratopogonidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
24 May 2025
Yes a wingless female
Boreoides subulatus

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Sarcophaga sp. (genus)

Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at Copmanhurst, NSW

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