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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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Axarus sp. (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Milichiidae (family) (Freeloader fly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Steganopsis melanogaster (A lauxaniid fly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Duomyia sp. (genus) (Signal fly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Asilidae (family) at Surf Beach, NSW by DavidDedenczuk
Triclista guttata (March or Horse Fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Euribia solstitialis (Nodding Thistle Gall Fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Drosophila sp. (genus) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Lindneromyia sp. (Flat-footed fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Hydrellia sp. (genus) (Lawn or Pasture Fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Surfside, NSW by RomanSoroka
Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly) at Surfside, NSW by RomanSoroka
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Microtropesa flaviventris (A bristle fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Orthogonis ornatipennis (Robber Fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Unidentified Robber fly (Asilidae) at South Durras, NSW by ajlandford
Amblypsilopus zonatus (Long-legged Fly) at Surfside, NSW by RomanSoroka

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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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Calliphora sp. (genus) at Tomakin, NSW

Duomyia sp. (genus) at Tomakin, NSW

Steganopsis melanogaster at Tomakin, NSW

Milichiidae (family) at Tomakin, NSW

Axarus sp. (genus) at Tomakin, NSW

Chironomidae (family) at Tomakin, NSW

Milichiidae (family) at Tomakin, NSW

Depressa sp. (genus) at Tomakin, NSW

Duomyia sp. (genus) at Tomakin, NSW

Calliphora sp. (genus) at Tomakin, NSW

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