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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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Anabarhynchus sp. (genus) (Stiletto Fly (Sub-family Therevinae))

Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)
Anabarhynchus sp. (genus)

Apothechyla sp. (genus) (Robber fly)

Apothechyla sp. (genus)
Apothechyla sp. (genus)
Apothechyla sp. (genus)
Apothechyla sp. (genus)

Asilidae (family) (Unidentified Robber fly)

Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)
Asilidae (family)

Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly)

Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)
Bombyliidae (family)

Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly)

Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus
Eristalinus punctulatus

Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly)

Melangyna sp. (genus)
Larvae

Larvae
Melangyna sp. (genus)
Melangyna sp. (genus)
Larvae

Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly)

Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps
Melangyna viridiceps

Pipinnipons fascipennis (Stiletto Fly)

Pipinnipons fascipennis
Pipinnipons fascipennis
Pipinnipons fascipennis

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

MALE

MALE

FEMALE

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

Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown)

Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)
Rutilia sp. (genus)

Sarcophagidae (family) (Unidentified flesh fly)

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

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly)

Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis
Simosyrphus grandicornis

Tapeigaster annulipes (heteromyzid fly)

Tapeigaster annulipes
Tapeigaster annulipes
Tapeigaster annulipes

Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly)

Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
Villa sp. (genus)
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