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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KimberiRP wrote:
Yesterday
Very striking - I would have thought it would be easy to identify. Looks like Gynoplistia (in Limoniidae) but I haven't found a match.
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
KimberiRP wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Chyromyidae looks good
Unverified Other true fly
KimberiRP wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Adapsilia gratiosa
Pyrgotidae sp. (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Tachinidae, not Calliphoridae.
Tachinidae (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Tachinidae
Tachinidae (family)

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