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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Discussion

DiBickers wrote:
2 Apr 2025
I would say this is likely to be Hermetia illucens. I’m not sure if it’s the lighting or photo quality but I don’t think the necessary characteristics show up well enough to confirm ID at this time.
Stratiomyidae (family)
KMcCue wrote:
31 Mar 2025
Michael
It was a small fly, half the size of a 'normal' blowfly.
Calliphoridae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
29 Mar 2025
Wing pattern looks more like Acanthonevroides nigriventris
Acanthonevroides sp. (genus)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
28 Mar 2025
They are different genera
Simulidae (family)
kasiaaus wrote:
28 Mar 2025
Acanthonevroides basalis?
Acanthonevroides sp. (genus)

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