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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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Triclista guttata (March or Horse Fly) at Bonny Hills, NSW by pls047
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Bonny Hills, NSW by pls047
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Esk, NSW by MazzV
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae) at Copmanhurst, NSW by MazzV
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Copmanhurst, NSW by MazzV
Tabanidae (family) at Copmanhurst, NSW by MazzV

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
Yesterday
Dilophus?
Bibionidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
Yesterday
Thanks Greg
Chrysopogon muelleri
GregD wrote:
Yesterday
I thought this image looked familiar, I ID'd the fly as C. muelleri yesterday.
Chrysopogon muelleri
GregD wrote:
Yesterday
T. amaraca lacks yellow on the tergites, has yellow/white tibiae and is less than half the size of C. muelleri. @MichaelMulvaney
Chrysopogon muelleri
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
31 Jan 2025
Chrysopogon muelleri is a pretty good match but Thereutria amaraca may be a possibility @GregD
Chrysopogon muelleri

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Triclista guttata at Bonny Hills, NSW

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Bonny Hills, NSW

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Esk, NSW

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