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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kasiaaus wrote:
27 Feb 2025
Thanks Kim. Malformed wings like that seem to be quite common.
Tephritidae sp. (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
27 Feb 2025
Looks like tribe Tephritini. The malformed wings make identification difficult.
Tephritidae sp. (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
26 Feb 2025
Hopefully some-one else will be able to confirm to level of genus
Chironomidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
24 Feb 2025
a bee fly
Comptosia sp. (genus)
WHall wrote:
24 Feb 2025
A moth???
Comptosia sp. (genus)

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