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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

27 species

Aleucosia calophthalma (A bee-fly)

Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma
Aleucosia calophthalma

Amenia sp. (genus) (Yellow-headed Blowfly)

Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)
Amenia sp. (genus)

Austalis copiosa (Hover fly)

Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa
Austalis copiosa

Austrosciapus sp. (genus) (Long-legged fly)

Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)

Boreoides subulatus (Wingless Soldier Fly)

Boreoides subulatus
Boreoides subulatus
Boreoides subulatus
Boreoides subulatus
Boreoides subulatus
Boreoides subulatus

Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle)

Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina
Calliphora vicina

Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge)

Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)
Chironomidae (family)

Chrysomya sp. (genus) (A green/blue blowfly)

Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)
Chrysomya sp. (genus)

Chrysopogon muelleri (Robber fly)

Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri
Chrysopogon muelleri

Colepia malleola (A robber fly)

Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola
Colepia malleola

Colepia rufiventris (Robber fly)

Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris
Colepia rufiventris

Comptosia stria (A bee fly)

Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria
Comptosia stria

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus

Eristalis tenax (Drone fly)

Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax

Inopus rubriceps (Sugarcane Soldier Fly)

Inopus rubriceps
Inopus rubriceps
Inopus rubriceps
Inopus rubriceps
Inopus rubriceps
Inopus rubriceps

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) (A Crane Fly)

Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Unidentified Macromastix crane fly)

Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus)

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Microtropesa sp. (genus) (Tachinid fly)

Microtropesa sp. (genus)
Microtropesa sp. (genus)
Microtropesa sp. (genus)
Microtropesa sp. (genus)
Microtropesa sp. (genus)
Microtropesa sp. (genus)

Neoaratus hercules (Herculean Robber Fly)

Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules
Neoaratus hercules

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