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

RogerF wrote:
Yesterday
Is this the same female . In which case what is the time difference between mating and laying?
Boreoides subulatus
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
Yesterday
a male
Boreoides subulatus
TwoRivers wrote:
27 Apr 2025
General Description Large eyes, white hairs on the face, a powerful and dome-shaped thorax (chest), large wings and a long, thin abdomen, a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp sucking tube.
Neoaratus hercules
DiBickers wrote:
27 Apr 2025
Oh yay!!👏👏So happy you can see it now @MazzV 😊😊
Sepsidae (family)
MazzV wrote:
27 Apr 2025
@DiBickers as soon as I read about the black wing dots I went back and saw them! Wonderful, and great info at link. A mistake I can now avoid, TY MazzV
Sepsidae (family)

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