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March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)

March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)

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Unidentified March or Horse fly (Tabanidae) at Paddys River, ACT by TimL
Tabanidae (family) (Unidentified march or horse fly) at Wamboin, NSW by Komidar
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Larbert, NSW by clarehoneydove
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Acton, ACT by HelenCross
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Yarrow, NSW by Harrisi
Copidapha maculiventris (March fly) at Charleys Forest, NSW by arjay
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Tabanidae (family) at Chisholm, ACT by RomanSoroka
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Acton, ACT by RangerGregor
Copidapha maculiventris (March fly) at Uriarra Village, ACT by DPRees125
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by AlisonMilton
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Gundaroo, NSW by Gunyijan
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Aranda, ACT by Jubeyjubes
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Acton, ACT by HelenCross
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Ainslie, ACT by jb2602

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WendyEM wrote:
14 Feb 2024
see sighting 4550096
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
arjay wrote:
13 Feb 2024
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua ?
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
KimberiRP wrote:
21 Jan 2024
March fly (Tabanidae). Not sure of genus or species, although possibly a Copidapha.
Tabanidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
29 Nov 2023
Possibly a Scaptia species
Tabanidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
22 Oct 2023
Thanks Korinne - i dd miss the discussion but from what I can see of the wing venation it looks more like Tabanidae - so all leave to oy=thers to confirm
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)

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Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Larbert, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Queanbeyan West, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Acton, ACT

Tabanidae (family) at Wamboin, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Yarrow, NSW

Dasybasis sp. (genus) at Bungendore, NSW

Copidapha maculiventris at Charleys Forest, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Jerrabomberra, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Larbert, NSW

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