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

Curiosity wrote:
7 hrs ago
Thanks, Span102. I was excited to be able to record the behaviour! If you would like to see more images of these flies fighting, have a look at sightings 4434157 & 3391252 on CNM. When looking for an ID, these sightings alerted me to the flies' tendency to fight for possession of fungal caps!
Tapeigaster annulipes
Span102 wrote:
8 hrs ago
Love seeing the behaviour! Territoriality at such a small scale!
Tapeigaster annulipes
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
14 May 2025
Molophilus?
Limoniidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
9 May 2025
Looks like a Dasyhelea species
Ceratopogonidae (family)
Hejor1 wrote:
7 May 2025
@JonLewis awesome! I posted it on Reddit and credit goes to u/Biophiloa_curiosus who made the ID in r/Entomology.
Microdon (genus)

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