Insects
True flies (Diptera)
Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
Sighting 4731092

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Cecidomyiidae (family) 10 hrs ago MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 6 Jul 2026 Roger

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I haven't seen the fly before, so i really have no idea what it is.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   Yesterday
Hi @RogerF and @KimberiRP - do you know what this fly is?
HelenCross wrote:
   Yesterday
amazing-looking fly!
Roger wrote:
   Yesterday
I Posted the image on Amateur Entomology Australia and I had a response that it is most likely a Gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae

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