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True flies (Diptera)

True fly (Diptera) species

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506 species

Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) bidentata (Flesh fly)

Sarcophaga sp. (genus) (Flesh fly)

Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)
Sarcophaga sp. (genus)

Sarcophagidae sp. (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)
Sarcophagidae sp. (family)

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly)

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Scaptia patula (March fly)

Scaptia patula
Scaptia patula
Scaptia patula
Scaptia patula
Scaptia patula
Scaptia patula

Scaptia sp. (genus) (March fly)

Scaptia sp. (genus)
Scaptia sp. (genus)
Scaptia sp. (genus)
Scaptia sp. (genus)
Scaptia sp. (genus)
Scaptia sp. (genus)

Scaptia testacea (March Fly)

Scaptia testacea

abdomen tan-brown above and whitish below

Scaptia testacea

distinctive tabanid fly wing venation
Scaptia testacea
Scaptia testacea
Scaptia testacea
Scaptia testacea

Scatopse notata (Black Compost Fly)

Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata

Scatopsidae (family) (Dung midge)

Scatopsidae (family)
Scatopsidae (family)
Scatopsidae (family)
Scatopsidae (family)
Scatopsidae (family)
Scatopsidae (family)

Schenkia spicata (Spike Centaury)

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat)

Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)
Sciaridae sp. (family)

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily) (A fungus gnat or gall midge)

Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)
Sciaroidea sp. (Superfamily)

Sciomyzidae sp. (family) (A marsh fly)

Sciomyzidae sp. (family)
Sciomyzidae sp. (family)
Sciomyzidae sp. (family)
Sciomyzidae sp. (family)
Sciomyzidae sp. (family)
Sciomyzidae sp. (family)

Senostoma notatum (Bristle fly)

Senostoma pallidihirtum (A tachinid fly)

Senostoma pallidihirtum
Senostoma pallidihirtum
Senostoma pallidihirtum
Senostoma pallidihirtum
Senostoma pallidihirtum
Senostoma pallidihirtum

Senostoma punctipenne (Long-legged tachinid fly)

Senostoma punctipenne

feeding on Leptospermum lanigerum flowers

Senostoma punctipenne
Senostoma punctipenne

Image by Max Campbell
Senostoma punctipenne
Senostoma punctipenne
Senostoma punctipenne

Senostoma sp. (genus) (A parasitoid tachinid fly)

Senostoma sp. (genus)
Senostoma sp. (genus)
Senostoma sp. (genus)
Senostoma sp. (genus)
Senostoma sp. (genus)
Senostoma sp. (genus)

Senostoma tessellatum (A Bristle Fly)

Senostoma tessellatum
Senostoma tessellatum
Senostoma tessellatum
Senostoma tessellatum

Sepsidae (family) (Ant fly)

Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)
Sepsidae (family)

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

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True flies (Diptera)

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