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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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Oxysarcodexia varia (Striped Dung Fly)

Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia

Palirika decora (A beefly)

Palirika decora
Palirika decora
Palirika decora

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly)

Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia

Poecilohetaerus aquilus (A lauxaniid fly)

Poecilohetaerus aquilus
Poecilohetaerus aquilus
Poecilohetaerus aquilus
Poecilohetaerus aquilus

Prosena sp. (genus) (A bristle fly)

Prosena sp. (genus)
Prosena sp. (genus)
Prosena sp. (genus)

Pseudopenthes fenestrata (Window-winged bee fly)

Pseudopenthes fenestrata
Pseudopenthes fenestrata
Pseudopenthes fenestrata

Ptilogyna sp. (genus) (A crane fly)

Ptilogyna sp. (genus)
Ptilogyna sp. (genus)
Ptilogyna sp. (genus)
Ptilogyna sp. (genus)

Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly)

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

FEMALE
Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus)
MALE
FEMALE

Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)
Sarcophagidae (family)

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

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

Sciaridae sp. (family) (Black fungus gnat)

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

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

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

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Stomorhina discolor (Snout fly)

Stomorhina discolor
Stomorhina discolor
Stomorhina discolor
Stomorhina discolor

Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly)

Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)
Stomorhina sp. (genus)

Syrphini (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly)

Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)
Syrphini (tribe)

Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly)

Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)
Tabanidae (family)

Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly)

Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)
Tachinidae (family)

Therevidae (family) (Unidentified stiletto fly)

Therevidae (family)
Therevidae (family)
Therevidae (family)
Therevidae (family)

Trichophthalma punctata (Tangle-vein fly)

Trichophthalma punctata
Trichophthalma punctata
Trichophthalma punctata

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