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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

Latest sightings

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
Sarcophaga sp. (genus) (Flesh fly) at Linley Point, NSW by Hejor1
Mycomya sp. (genus) at Lane Cove, NSW by Hejor1
AGROMYZIDAE (family) at Linley Point, NSW by Hejor1
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Sapromyza sp. (genus) (A lauxaniid fly) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Sciapodinae (subfamily) (A long-legged fly) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Anthomyiidae (family) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Euprosopia sp. (genus) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
AGROMYZIDAE (family) at North Ryde, NSW by Hejor1
Diptera (order) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Musca sp. (genus) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly) at North Ryde, NSW by Hejor1
Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Muscidae (family) at North Ryde, NSW by Hejor1
Asilidae (family) at North Ryde, NSW by Hejor1
Psychodidae sp. (family) (Moth Fly, Drain Fly) at North Ryde, NSW by Hejor1

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Discussion

Curiosity wrote:
5 hrs ago
Thanks, @Span102. A nice find! I'm pleased that more of these lovely crane flies are around.
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
7 hrs ago
It may well be Ligyra cingulata, but there are 110 species in this genus, and I don't know them that well. To confirm to species level it would need a pretty clear image of the wing pattern.
Ligyra (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
1 Feb 2025
Dilophus?
Bibionidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
1 Feb 2025
Thanks Greg
Chrysopogon muelleri
GregD wrote:
1 Feb 2025
I thought this image looked familiar, I ID'd the fly as C. muelleri yesterday.
Chrysopogon muelleri

Recent activity

Austrosciapus sp. (genus) at North Ryde, NSW

Dolichopodidae (family) at North Ryde, NSW

Sciapodinae (subfamily) at Lindfield, NSW

Dolichopodidae (family) at North Ryde, NSW

Psychodidae sp. (family) at North Ryde, NSW

Melangyna sp. (genus) at Lindfield, NSW

Sapromyza sp. (genus) at Lindfield, NSW

Sarcophaga sp. (genus) at Linley Point, NSW

Chironomidae (family) at Lindfield, NSW

Trigonospila sp. (genus) at Lane Cove, NSW

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