Insects
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:
Yesterday
Can't also rule out Austrosciapus proximus
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
30 Jul 2025
Possibly Simosyrphus grandicornis
Syrphini (tribe)
Hejor1 wrote:
25 Jun 2025
@KylieWaldon happens to me all the time!
Muscidae (family)
KylieWaldon wrote:
25 Jun 2025
I didn't Hejor1. I will try and get a pic off this one and put it up, but I only noticed it when editing the photos! excellent camo!
Muscidae (family)
Hejor1 wrote:
22 Jun 2025
@KylieWaldon there's a small brown crab spider on the tip of the leaf, did you happen to get any other angles of the spider?
Muscidae (family)

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Euphumosia papua at Kakadu, NT

Simosyrphus grandicornis at Upper Kangaroo River, NSW

Bombyliidae (family) at Kakadu, NT

Sarcophagidae (family) at Nitmiluk, NT

Euphranta (genus) at Noosa Heads, QLD

Calliphora vicina at Wodonga, VIC

Calliphora stygia at Wodonga, VIC

Trigonospila sp. (genus) at Noosa Heads, QLD

Calliphora vicina at Noosa Heads, QLD

Chironomidae (family) at Macarthur, ACT

Species Richness Score (SRS)

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