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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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Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Kilcoy, QLD by trevorpreston
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Caboolture South, QLD by trevorpreston
Unidentified Robber fly (Asilidae) at Tamborine Mountain, QLD by JimL
Unidentified Robber fly (Asilidae) at Tamborine Mountain, QLD by JimL
Unidentified True fly (Diptera) at Narangba, QLD by trevorpreston
Toxorhynchites speciosis at Noosa Heads, QLD by mroseby

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PJH123 wrote:
15 Dec 2023
Mosquitoe; Toxorhynchites sp
Toxorhynchites speciosis
TimL wrote:
12 Oct 2023
Thanks for the moth identification. The sighting covers the mosquito/gnat shown in all five images.
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families)
PJH123 wrote:
11 Oct 2023
Speiredonia spectans (Guenée, 1852)
Unidentified Crane fly, midge, mosquito or gnat (several families)

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