Diptera - Flies, bee-flies etc

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Anthomyidae: Root-maggot flies   Bombyliidae: Bee flies   Calliphoridae: Blow-flies   Conopidae: Thick-headed flies   Dolichopodidae: long-legged flies   Empididae: Dagger flies   Opomyzidae   Scathophagidae: Dung flies   Stratiomyidae: Soldier flies   Tachinidae: Tachinid flies   Tephritidae: Fruit flies
(Mecoptera: Panorpidae - Scorpion flies)

Anthomyidae: Root-maggot flies
Eustalomyia hilaris, a root-maggot fly Eustalomyia hilaris, a root-maggot fly Eustalomyia hilaris, a root-maggot fly

Bombyliidae: Bee flies
Bombylius discolor, Dotted bee-fly Bombylius discolor, Dotted bee-fly Bombylius major, Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major, Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius minor, Heath Bee-fly Bombylius minor, Heath Bee-fly

Calliphoridae: Blow-flies
Lucilia sp, a greenbottle Lucilia sp, a greenbottle

Conopidae: Thick-headed flies
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus

Dolichopodidae: Long-legged flies
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus, Semaphore fly Poecilobothrus nobilitatus, Semaphore fly

Empididae: Dagger flies
Empis livida, a dagger fly Empis livida, a dagger fly

Opomyzidae
Geomyza tripunctata, Cereal Fly Geomyza tripunctata, Cereal Fly

Scathophagidae: Dung flies
Scathophaga stercoraria, Yellow Dung fly

Stratiomyidae: Soldier flies
Chloromyia formosa, Broad Centurion (soldier fly) Microchrysa polita, Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita, Black-horned Gem

Tachinidae: Tachinid flies
Eriothrix rufomaculata, a tachnid Eriothrix rufomaculata, a tachnid Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox Phasia hemiptera, tachinid fly Rhinophora lepida Rhinophora lepida Tachina fera Tachina grossa, tachinid fly

Tephritidae: Fruit flies
Anomoia purmunda Anomoia purmunda Chaetorellia jaceae, picture-wing fly Tephritis neesii, tephritid fly Urophora stylata


(Mecoptera: Panorpidae - Scorpion flies)
Mecoptera - Panorpa sp, Scorpionfly

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