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True flies (Diptera)
Mydas flies (Mydidae)

Mydas flies (Mydidae)

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Mydas flies (Mydidae)

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LisaH wrote:
26 Dec 2024
Thanks all - fascinating creature!
Diochlistus sp. (genus)
RogerF wrote:
26 Dec 2024
Geat shot stoking up on nectar
Diochlistus sp. (genus)
KylieWaldon wrote:
26 Dec 2024
awesome looking insect!
Diochlistus sp. (genus)
SimoneC wrote:
7 Dec 2024
Actually a fly mimicing a wasp
Diochlistus sp. (genus)
Hejor1 wrote:
24 Mar 2024
tail looks more like mydas fly?
Miltinus sp. (genus)

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