Species in the order Diptera Results 1 - 15
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Heath bee-fly (Bombylius minor)
Bee-flies are named for their resemblance to true bees. However, they belong to the order Diptera (flies), which only possess two ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Wasp hoverfly (Doros profuges)
This spectacular large, slender hoverfly is a wasp mimic; its body shape and black and yellow markings make it very similar in app...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Aspen hoverfly (Hammerschmidtia ferruginea)
This hoverfly is dark in colour with an orange thorax(3). ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Bog hoverfly (Eristalis cryptarum)
The bog hoverfly is a bee mimic; it is very similar in general appearance to a bee. Like all members of the Eristalis genus, this ...  More  1 Image  1 Video
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Golden hoverfly (Callicera spinolae)
The golden hoverfly is, by comparison with other members of its family, large. It is also one of the rarest and identification is ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Pine hoverfly (Blera fallax)
The pine hoverfly is the only hoverfly with a red-tipped black abdomen and a yellow face...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis)
This fearsome looking fly, large and giving every appearance of aggression is, nonetheless, completely harmless to man. Most of th...  More  10 Images  4 Videos
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Mottled bee-fly (Thyridanthrax fenestratus)
As the common name suggests, the mottled bee-fly is somewhat similar in appearance to a bee. Like all flies, it has a single pair ...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Cranefly (Tipula paludosa)
This species of cranefly, or daddy-long-legs is one of the most common craneflies in Britain. The larvae, known as 'leatherjackets...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Cranefly (Lipsothrix nigristigma)
Most people have experienced a cranefly or 'daddy long-legs' Tipula oleracea in the house at the end of the summer. Lipsothrix nig...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Horse-fly (Chrysops relictus)
Apart from entomologists, there are probably few people who would actively look for horse-flies. For their size, they have one of ...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Stiletto fly (Spiriverpa lunulata)
The stiletto fly Spiriverpa lunulata is a pale grey colour, and covered in fine downy hairs that give the fly a 'fluffy' appearanc...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Stiletto fly (Cliorismia rustica)
This stiletto fly has a greyish-black thorax. The abdomen is long and tapering, and is patterned with grey and black...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor)
As the common name suggests, the dotted bee-fly is somewhat similar in appearance to a bee with its stout, furry body. Like all fl...  More  2 Images  0 Videos

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