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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:
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Ptilophyllodromia?
Empididae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
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Ptilophyllodromia?
Empididae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
29 Jan 2025
Homoneura?
Unidentified True fly (Diptera)
KimberiRP wrote:
29 Jan 2025
I agree there is a robber fly in there, and it's caught something else, maybe a flower wasp. The Robber fly Daptolestes limbipennis has splashes of yellow on the legs which match this one.
Daptolestes limbipennis
KimberiRP wrote:
29 Jan 2025
Yes, a Robber fly, probably Apothechyla carbo.
Apothechyla carbo

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