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General Insect Gallery - Page 2: Flies |
Class: Insecta Order: Diptera |
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A selection of two-winged flies or true flies found in Britain and Northern Europe . . . . . . | |
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 Crane-fly (family Tipulidae) length 20-30 mm The larva of this fly is the notorious soil-living leatherjacket that eats and damages plant roots |
 Owl-midge or Moth-fly (family Psychodidae) length 2-3 mm Photo: A. Ferguson © |
 Hover-fly (Syrphus ribesii) length 8-10 mm |
 Hover-fly (Myiathropa florea) length 8-12 mm |
 Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) length 10-12 mm |
 Hover-fly (Volucella zonaria) length 20-25 mm Largest of the British hover-flies - larval stages are scavengers in wasps' nests Photo: T. Taylor © |
 Yellow Dung-fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) length 10-12 mm |
 'Greenbottle' Blow-fly (Lucilia species) length 6-9 mm Here gathered on a pigeon carcass - there are also two larger, grey-coloured Flesh-flies (Sarcophaga) at the left and centre of the picture |
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