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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Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Platystomatidae (family) (Unidentified signal fly)

Platystomatidae (family)
Platystomatidae (family)
Platystomatidae (family)
Platystomatidae (family)

Pogonortalis doclea (Boatman fly)

Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea
Pogonortalis doclea

Psychodidae sp. (family) (Moth Fly, Drain Fly)

Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)
Psychodidae sp. (family)

Ptilogyna (Ptilogyna) ramicornis (A crane fly)

Ptilogyna (Ptilogyna) ramicornis
Ptilogyna (Ptilogyna) ramicornis
Ptilogyna (Ptilogyna) ramicornis

Sapromyza sciomyzina (A lauxid fly)

Sapromyza sciomyzina
Sapromyza sciomyzina
Sapromyza sciomyzina
Sapromyza sciomyzina

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Sympycninae (Subfamily) (A long-legged fly)

Sympycninae (Subfamily)
Sympycninae (Subfamily)

Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly)

Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)

Tabanus australicus (Australian March Fly)

Tabanus australicus
Tabanus australicus
Tabanus australicus

Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly)

Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)

Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly)

Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)
Tephritidae sp. (family)

Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily) (Crane Fly)

Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)

Triclista guttata (March or Horse Fly)

Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata

Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly)

Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)

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