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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Discussion

Miranda wrote:
Yesterday
Thanks @HelenCross! He was very photogenic.
Clytocosmus helmsi
HelenCross wrote:
Yesterday
Great photos
Clytocosmus helmsi
LisaH wrote:
14 Feb 2025
Thank you!
Pelecorhynchus nigripennis
RogerF wrote:
14 Feb 2025
Geats shots!!
Pelecorhynchus nigripennis
LisaH wrote:
13 Feb 2025
Aaahhhh - of course they are! Thank you! I've just also loaded some lacewings, and completely lost the plot . . .
Ommatius coeraebus

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Euribia sp. (genus) at Woolgarlo, NSW

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) clavatus at Cotter River, ACT

Chiromyza sp. (genus) at Uriarra Village, ACT

Geron sp. (genus) at Uriarra Village, ACT

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus) at Denman Prospect, ACT

Sapromyza sp. (genus) at Denman Prospect, ACT

Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bella at Wilsons Valley, NSW

Tachinidae (family)

Clytocosmus helmsi at Jindabyne, NSW

Tephritidae sp. (family) at Woolgarlo, NSW

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