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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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Spathulina acroleuca (A seed fly)

A mating pair

A mating pair

Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
Spathulina acroleuca
A mating pair

Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Hover Fly)

Sphaerophoria macrogaster
Sphaerophoria macrogaster
Sphaerophoria macrogaster

Sphenella ruficeps (Senecio Flower Galler Fruit Fly)

Sphenella ruficeps
Sphenella ruficeps
Sphenella ruficeps
Sphenella ruficeps

Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly)

Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes (A limoniid crane fly)

Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes

Syrphidae (family) (Unidentified Hover fly)

Syrphidae (family)
Syrphidae (family)
Syrphidae (family)

Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly)

Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)

Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly)

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

Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly)

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

Tapeigaster sp. (genus) (Fungus fly, Heteromyzid fly)

Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Tapeigaster sp. (genus)
Tapeigaster sp. (genus)

Therevidae (family) (Unidentified stiletto fly)

Therevidae (family)
Therevidae (family)
Therevidae (family)
Therevidae (family)

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly)

Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)
Tipulidae or Limoniidae (family)

Tipulidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Crane Fly)

Tipulidae sp. (family)
Tipulidae sp. (family)
Tipulidae sp. (family)

Trichophthalma costalis (Tangle-vein fly)

Trichophthalma costalis
Trichophthalma costalis
Trichophthalma costalis

Trichophthalma sp. (genus) (Tangle-vein fly)

Trichophthalma sp. (genus)
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)

Triclista guttata (March or Horse Fly)

Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata
Triclista guttata

Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly)

Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)
Trigonospila sp. (genus)

Trupanea (genus) (Fruit fly or seed fly)

Trupanea (genus)
Trupanea (genus)
Trupanea (genus)
Trupanea (genus)

Villa sp (genus)

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

Zosteria fulvipubescens (Orange Robber Fly)

Zosteria fulvipubescens
Zosteria fulvipubescens

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