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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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Villa sp. (genus) at Fraser, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified Robber fly (Asilidae) at Scullin, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Yass River, NSW by ConBoekel
Chironomidae (family) at Lawson, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae) at Googong, NSW by WHall
Hermetia illucens (American Soldier Fly) at Weston, ACT by Kenp12
Hermetia illucens (American Soldier Fly) at Higgins, ACT by AlisonMilton
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Deakin, ACT by LisaH
Limoniidae (family) (Unknown Limoniid Crane Fly) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Dexiini (tribe) (A bristle fly) at Cook, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Chapman, ACT by CraigW
Stomorhina subapicalis (A snout fly) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) formosa (A Bristle fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Acton, ACT by KarinNeufeld
Scaptia jacksonii (horse fly, March fly) at Southwest, TAS by LyndalT
Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly) at Glen Allen, NSW by NedJohnston
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Watson, ACT by abread111
Australiphthiria hilaris (Slender Bee Fly) at Acton, ACT by AndyRussell
Brachydeutera sydneyensis (Shore fly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Zosteria rosevillensis (A robber fly) at Acton, ACT by TimL
Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Axarus sp. (genus) (A non-biting midge) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Milichiidae (family) (Freeloader fly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Steganopsis melanogaster (A lauxaniid fly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Duomyia sp. (genus) (Signal fly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at Tomakin, NSW by Hejor1
Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Bream Creek, TAS by VanessaC
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Hawker, ACT by sangio7
Hermetia illucens (American Soldier Fly) at Hawker, ACT by sangio7
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified Bristle Fly (Tachinidae) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Apothechyla sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae (A Gall Midge) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Amenia imperialis (Yellow-headed blowfly) at Goobarragandra, NSW by Spar
Bathypogon sp. (genus) (A robber fly) at Braidwood, NSW by DavidDedenczuk
Asilidae (family) at Surf Beach, NSW by DavidDedenczuk
Rutilia (Rutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Bristle fly) at Paddys River, ACT by RodDeb
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Macgregor, ACT by AlisonMilton
Sarcophaga sp. (genus) (Flesh fly) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Triclista guttata (March or Horse Fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Euribia solstitialis (Nodding Thistle Gall Fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Drosophila sp. (genus) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Lindneromyia sp. (Flat-footed fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Hydrellia sp. (genus) (Lawn or Pasture Fly) at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Ainslie, ACT by Hejor1
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Braddon, ACT by Hejor1
Sciapodinae (subfamily) (A long-legged fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) formosa (A Bristle fly) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Acton, ACT by TimL
Thereutria amaraca (Spine-legged Robber Fly) at Acton, ACT by TimL
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K
Panops conspicuus (A small-headed fly) at Wilsons Valley, NSW by Harrisi
Sumpigaster sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Ainslie, ACT by Pirom
Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly) at Brindabella, NSW by NedJohnston
Euprosopia sp. (genus) (Signal fly) at Acton, ACT by HelenCross
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Strathnairn, ACT by Wolfdogg
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Cradle Mountain, TAS by jk
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Lyons, ACT by ran452
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at Cotter River, ACT by dgb900
Calliphoridae (family) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Calliphora sp. (genus) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Cuphocera sp. (genus) at Mount Stuart, TAS by VanessaC
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly) at Theodore, ACT by IHendy01
Acanthonevroides sp. (genus) (Fruit fly) at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Zosteria rosevillensis (A robber fly) at Russell, ACT by Hejor1
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Muscidae (family) (Unidentified muscid fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Ommatius coeraebus (a robber fly) at Mittagong, NSW by Span102
Ommatius coeraebus (a robber fly) at Chisholm, ACT by RomanSoroka
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Bonny Hills, NSW by pls047
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis (A crane fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Chrysopogon muelleri (Robber fly) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Mongarlowe, NSW by LisaH
Apothechyla sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Kenny, ACT by jb2602
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Page, ACT by DonTaylor
Calyptrate (subsection) (Unidentified house-flies, blow-flies and their allies) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Inopus rubriceps (Sugarcane Soldier Fly) at Acton, ACT by TimL
Aedes sp. (genus) (Mosquito) at Isaacs, ACT by Mike
Zosteria rosevillensis at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Ommatius coeraebus (a robber fly) at Lower Borough, NSW by mcleana
Cerdistus sp. (genus) at Campbelltown, NSW by Hejor1
Lucilia sp. (genus) at Lane Cove, NSW by Hejor1
Trigonospila sp. (genus) (A Bristle Fly) at Lane Cove, NSW by Hejor1
Unidentified Bee fly (Bombyliidae) at Lane Cove, NSW by Hejor1
Ptilogyna sp. (genus) (A crane fly) at Lyons, ACT by CraigW
Sciaridae sp. (family) at Yaouk, NSW by AlisonMilton

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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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Hermetia illucens at Weston, ACT

Hermetia illucens at Weston, ACT

Hermetia illucens at Higgins, ACT

Geron sp. (genus) at Deakin, ACT

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