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True Flies

Asilidae

5 photos

Robber flies.
Powerfull and bristly flies, with a short, stout proboscis and stout, spiny legs. They feed from other arthropods.
4 species
Bibionidae

2 photos
Bombyliidae

16 photos

Bee Flies
12 species
Conopidae

4 photos

Thick-headed flies
Usually small flies with a broad head, often bee or wasp mimics. The larvae are internal parasites, most of aculeate (stinging) Hymenoptera (bumblebees, solitary bees…).
2 species
Empididae

2 photos

Dagger flies or Balloon flies.
Predatory flies with often long legs and long proboscis. Males of some species carried a “nuptial gift” (insect) to the female to stimulate copulation.
2 species
Micropezidae

1 photo

Stilt-legged flies
Rhagionidae

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Snipe flies
Scathophagidae

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Dung flies
Medium or small flies with a slender body and usually an elongated, cylindrical abdomen. Despite their name, only a few species pass their larval stages in animal dung.
1 species
Sciomyzidae

2 photos

Marsh flies, Snail-killing flies
Stratiomyidae

5 photos

Soldier flies
3 species
Syrphidae

159 photos in 11 sub-albums

Hoverflies. The adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen (important pollinators). Many larvae eat aphids. Due to this coloring, they are often mistaken for wasps or bees, but are harmless.
54 species
Tabanidae

17 photos

Horse flies are large flies with prominent compound eyes. In females, the eyes are widely separated but in males they are almost touching. The females bite large animals to obtain blood. Almost all are inactive at night.
6 species
Tachinidae

10 photos

Tachinid Flies
6 species
Tephritidae

2 photos
Ulidiidae

2 photos

Picture-winged flies
Cosmopolitan family. Most species are herbivorous or saprophagous. Along with members of other families in the superfamily Tephritoidea, they have patterns of bands or spots on the wings.

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