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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 Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Unidentified March or Horse fly (Tabanidae) at Wamboin, NSW by Komidar
Formosia speciosa at Wamboin, NSW by Komidar
Anthrax maculatus at Uriarra Village, ACT by DPRees125
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Zosteria rosevillensis (A robber fly) at Aranda, ACT by KMcCue
Pelecorhynchus fulvus (Orange cap-nosed fly) at Ainslie, ACT by Jeanette
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Kambah, ACT by jac
Geron sp. (genus) (Slender Bee Fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Chrysopogon muelleri (Robber fly) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Stomorhina discolor at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae) at Braidwood, NSW by MatthewFrawley
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Calliphoridae (family) at Greenleigh, NSW by LyndalT
Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at Greenleigh, NSW by LyndalT
Sisyromyia sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT by amiessmacro
Rutilia (Chrysorutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Uriarra Village, ACT by AlexSantiago
Trichopoda giacomellii (Feather Leg Fly) at Chapman, ACT by WindyHen
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Heteropsilopus ingenuus at Carwoola, NSW by AmyT
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Musca sp. (genus) (Fly) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Drosophila sp. (genus) (Fruit Fly) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at Tennent, ACT by jmcleod
Culicidae (family) (A mosquito) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Asilidae (family) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Neosaropogon sp. (genus) (A robber fly) at Murrumbateman, NSW by amiessmacro
Lenophila sp. (Platystomatid fly) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Acton, ACT by amiessmacro
Odontomyia sp. (genus) at Nimmitabel, NSW by Hejor1
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Flynn, ACT by Christine
Thraxan sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT by DPRees125
Colepia sp. (genus) (A robber fly) at Murrumbateman, NSW by SimoneC
Balaana sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT by DPRees125
Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly) at Murrumbateman, NSW by SimoneC
Colepia malleola at Kurri Kurri, NSW by shadowfeet
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Unidentified Blow fly (Calliphoridae) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Neoaratus hercules at Lawson, ACT by mroseby
Diptera (order) at Barren Grounds, NSW by PaperbarkNativeBees
Unidentified Other true fly at Dry Plain, NSW by AndyRoo
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Bibio imitator at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Pelecorhynchus fulvus (Orange cap-nosed fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Kingsdale, NSW by trevorpreston
Lauxaniidae (family) (Unidentified lauxaniid fly) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Mount Kembla, NSW by BackyardHabitatProject
Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly) at Mount Kembla, NSW by BackyardHabitatProject
Microtropesa sp. (genus) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Trichophthalma sp. (genus) (Tangle-vein fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Unidentified Bee fly (Bombyliidae) at Cotter River, ACT by DPRees125
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Dunlop, ACT by Thurstan
Amenia imperialis (Yellow-headed blowfly) at Mount Kembla, NSW by BackyardHabitatProject
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Diochlistus sp. (genus) (A Mydid Fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by DianneClarke
Unidentified Blow fly (Calliphoridae) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Hover fly (Syrphidae) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Diochlistus sp. (genus) (A Mydid Fly) at O'Malley, ACT by Mike
Diochlistus sp. (genus) (A Mydid Fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by Harrisi
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Larbert, NSW by clarehoneydove
Amphibolia (Amphibolia) ignorata at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Inopus rubriceps (Sugarcane Soldier Fly) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Ogcodes basalis at Cook, ACT by CathB
Ogcodes basalis at Cook, ACT by CathB
Cyphipelta rufocyanea at Tharwa, ACT by DPRees125
Toxorhynchites speciosis at Noosa Heads, QLD by mroseby
Asilinae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified asiline Robberfly) at Bredbo, NSW by WhiteRabbit
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Acton, ACT by HelenCross
Sumpigaster sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Higgins, ACT by AlisonMilton
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Lucilia cuprina at Wodonga, VIC by KylieWaldon
Odontomyia hunteri at Bonner, ACT by MegFluke
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Bonner, ACT by MegFluke
Chrysomya sp. (genus) at Bonner, ACT by MegFluke
Unidentified Blow fly (Calliphoridae) at Bonner, ACT by MegFluke
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Chisholm, ACT by RomanSoroka
Lucilia sp. (genus) at Theodore, ACT by Cardy
Promachus sp. (genus) at Tharwa, ACT by JohnBundock
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Trupanea (genus) at Cook, ACT by CathB
Calliphoridae (family) at Watson, ACT by abread111
Unidentified Bee fly (Bombyliidae) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Yackandandah, VIC by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families) at Gundaroo, NSW by ConBoekel
Unidentified Blow fly (Calliphoridae) at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
9 Dec 2024
Thanks, glad to see there is something that can attack the vegetable bug that is attacking my veggies
Trichopoda giacomellii
WHall wrote:
9 Dec 2024
See this for why this fly is in Australia
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964499906953
Trichopoda giacomellii
Hejor1 wrote:
9 Dec 2024
@donhe they were wriggling around a lot!
Culicidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
9 Dec 2024
Possibly Sapromzya riparia
Lauxaniidae (family)
donhe wrote:
9 Dec 2024
looks bit straight for Culicidae ?
Culicidae (family)

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Cerdistus sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT

Heteropsilopus sp. (genus) at Braidwood, NSW

Chironomidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT

Geron sp. (genus) at Bungonia, NSW

Formosia speciosa

Anthrax maculatus

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus) at Yarralumla, ACT

Zosteria rosevillensis at Aranda, ACT

Pelecorhynchus fulvus at Ainslie, ACT

Lauxaniidae (family) at Cook, ACT

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