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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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
1 Feb 2025
Dilophus?
Bibionidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
1 Feb 2025
Thanks Greg
Chrysopogon muelleri
GregD wrote:
1 Feb 2025
I thought this image looked familiar, I ID'd the fly as C. muelleri yesterday.
Chrysopogon muelleri
GregD wrote:
1 Feb 2025
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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