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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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Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Acton, ACT by AlisonMilton
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Fraser, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Lerida, NSW by trevorpreston
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Undefined by nancyp
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Undefined by nancyp
Rutilia (Ameniamima) argentifera at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Anthomyia punctipennis at Downer, ACT by RobertD
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella (A crane fly) at Googong, NSW by WHall
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at West Hobart, TAS by VanessaC
Unidentified Bee fly (Bombyliidae) at Banksia Beach, QLD by lbradley
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Wallaroo, NSW by Jek
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Aranda, ACT by CathB
Asilidae (family) at Beerwah, QLD by Sarah4519
Pogonortalis doclea (Boatman fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Acton, ACT by WHall
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Surfside, NSW by RomanSoroka
Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly) at Surfside, NSW by RomanSoroka
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Quasicooronga connecta (A fruit fly) at Ingebirah, NSW by RG
Cardiacera sp. (genus) (Scarab Fly) at Chisholm, ACT by RomanSoroka
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Wanniassa, ACT by JohnBundock
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Ainslie, ACT by JBrickhill
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Farrer, ACT by gregbaines
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis (A crane fly) at Tharwa, ACT by Harrisi
Trichophthalma nicholsoni (Nicholson's tangle-veined fly) at Hughes, ACT by LisaH
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Kambah, ACT by HelenCross
Heteropsilopus ingenuus (A long-legged fly) at O'Connor, ACT by Janet
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Ceriana (genus) (A wasp mimic hoverfly) at Macnamara, ACT by Christine
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Aranda, ACT by ConBoekel
Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly) at Yarralumla, ACT by Harrisi
Sapromyza alboatra (Acalyptrate Fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Captains Flat, NSW by clarehoneydove
Muscidae (family) (Unidentified muscid fly) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Acton, ACT by JohnBundock
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Manton, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Cygnet, TAS by LyndalT
Thereutria amaraca (Spine-legged Robber Fly) at Braemar, NSW by Curiosity
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Florey, ACT by KorinneM
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Florey, ACT by KorinneM
Trichophthalma punctata (Tangle-vein fly) at Bruce, ACT by KorinneM
Senostoma sp. (genus) (A parasitoid tachinid fly) at Florey, ACT by KorinneM
Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Latham, ACT by MaryWebb
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Anthomyia vicarians at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Steganopsis melanogaster (A lauxaniid fly) at Isaacs, ACT by Hejor1
Pogonortalis doclea (Boatman fly) at Isaacs, ACT by Hejor1
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Microtropesa flaviventris (A bristle fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Unidentified Robber fly (Asilidae) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Moruya, NSW by LisaH
Muscoidea (super family) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Steganopsis melanogaster (A lauxaniid fly) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Pogonortalis doclea (Boatman fly) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus (A crane fly) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT by VanceLawrence
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Sumpigaster sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Isaacs, ACT by Mike
Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Sepsidae (family) (Ant fly) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Chloromerus sp. (Chloropid fly) at Lyneham, ACT by citycritters
Neoaratus hercules at Freshwater Creek, VIC by WendyEM
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Casey, ACT by Hejor1
Dichetophora sp. (genus) (Marsh fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Bungonia, NSW by trevorpreston
Daptolestes sp. (genus) (Robber Fly) at Brindabella, NSW by SWishart
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Tharwa, ACT by patrickcox
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Brindabella, NSW by SWishart
Thereutria amaraca (Spine-legged Robber Fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Sheldon, QLD by PJH123
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Dolichopodidae (family) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Dunlop, ACT by kasiaaus
Orthogonis ornatipennis (Robber Fly) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at Kambah, ACT by HelenCross
Dolichopodidae (family) (Unidentified Long-legged fly) at Forbes Creek, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis (Common Brown Crane Fly) at Forbes Creek, NSW by AlisonMilton
Chloropidae (family) (Frit fly) at Pialligo, ACT by Pirom
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at Yarralumla, ACT by SimoneS
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Forbes Creek, NSW by AlisonMilton
Aplestobroma avidum (Robber fly) at Palerang, NSW by AlisonMilton
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly) at Murrumbateman, NSW by SimoneC
Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly) at O'Connor, ACT by ConBoekel
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Downer, ACT by RobertD
Sisyromyia sp. (genus) (A bee fly) at Capital Hill, ACT by Bel66

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bevegeia wrote:
Yesterday
Thanks NaturMapr and through you Michael Mulvaney for this suggestion. I don’t think it is Limnophora – this lacks the strong blue banding on the thorax of my fly and the limited distribuion data in the ALA makes it unlikely for my location. I have since determined this fly as Anthomyia medialis Anthomiidae and have submitted it to ALA on this basis; it is a strong match on both physical traits and distribution.
I would value any further opinions on this.
Bevegia
Limnophora (genus)
WHall wrote:
Yesterday
Thanks Michael
Sarcophagidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
Yesterday
Dicranomyia?
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
16 Jan 2025
This looks very much like Scaptodrosophila hibisci, which has a natural distribution close to the coastline and north of Sydney- so perhaps another inveterbrate species translocated to the Botanic Gardens
Drosophilidae (family)
Harrisi wrote:
15 Jan 2025
Thanks Michael, I didnt think menage de toir was common in the insect world!?
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis

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Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata

Villa sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) at Fraser, ACT

Zosteria sp. (genus) at Fraser, ACT

Rutilia (Ameniamima) argentifera

Villa sp. (genus) at West Hobart, TAS

Anthomyia punctipennis at Downer, ACT

Anthomyia punctipennis at Downer, ACT

Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Googong, NSW

Gynoplistia sp. (genus) at Googong, NSW

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