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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
2 Aug 2025
Possibly Ceratolauxania?
Lauxaniidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
31 Jul 2025
Can't also rule out Austrosciapus proximus
Austrosciapus sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
30 Jul 2025
Possibly Simosyrphus grandicornis
Syrphini (tribe)
Hejor1 wrote:
25 Jun 2025
@KylieWaldon happens to me all the time!
Muscidae (family)
KylieWaldon wrote:
25 Jun 2025
I didn't Hejor1. I will try and get a pic off this one and put it up, but I only noticed it when editing the photos! excellent camo!
Muscidae (family)

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