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Key and general information to the list The photographs provide links to all currently illustrated species. Insect classification is often complicated, with many orders having sub-orders, families and sub-families etc. We have tried to restrict the use of these various sub-families wherever practically possible - using the basis that public interest in any of the species illustrated is far more likely to be borne out of simplicity. Therefore most species are listed by family and then alphabetically by species.
 
Raphidoptera Snake Flies

Phaeostigma notata

Xanthostigma xanthostigma

     
         
Neuroptera Lacewings

Chrysopa sp

Nothochrysa capitata

     
         
Mecoptera Scorpion Flies

Panorpa cognata

       
         
Diptera True Flies
Anthomyidae

Anthomyia procellaris

Eustalomyia festiva

     
         
Asilidae

Dioctria baumhaueri

Dioctria rufipes

Machimus atricapillus

Neoitamus cyanurus

 
         
Bibionidae

Bibio marci

Bibio pomonae

     
         
Bombyliidae

Bombylinus major

       
         
Calliphoridae

Calliphora vicina

Lucilia silvarum

     
         
Conopidae Thick-headed Flies ... View all species

Conops vesicularis

Conops flavipes

Conops quadrifasciatus

Physocephala rufipes

Sicus ferrugineus

         
Empididae

Empis tessellata

       
         
Muscidae House Flies

Graphomya maculata

Helina impuncta

Mesembrina meridiana

Musca autumnalis

Phaonia subventa

         

Phaonia tuguriorum

       
         
Opomyzidae

Opomyza florum

       
         
Rhagionidae

Chrysopilus cristatus

Rhagio lineola

Rhagio scolopaceus

   
         
Sciomyzidae

Trypetoptera punctulata

       
         
Stratiomyidae Soldier Flies

Chloromyia formosa

Oxycera rara

Sargus bipunctatus

Stratiomys potadima

 
         
Syrphidae Hoverflies

Baccha elongata

Cheilosia albitarsis

Cheilosia grossa

Cheilosia illustrata

Criorhina ranunculi

         

Chrysotoxum arcuatum

Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Chrysotoxum festivum

Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Dasysyrphus pinastri

         

Dasysyrphus tricinctus

Epistrophe eligans

Epistrophe grossulariae

Episyrphus balteatus

Eristalis horticola

         

Eristalis interruptus

Eristalis intricarius

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis tenax

Eupeodes corollae

         

Eupeodes luniger

Ferdinandea cuprea

Helophilus hybridus

Helophilus pendulus

Helophilus trivittatus

         

Leucozona lucorum

Leucozona glaucia

Leucozona laternaria

Melangyna umbellatarum

Melanostoma scalare

         

Meliscaeva auricollis

Myathropa florea

Parhelophilus frutetorum

Platycheirus clypeatus

Rhingia campestris

         

Scaeva pyrastri

Scaeva selenitica

Sericomyia silentis

Sphaerophoria scripta

Sphaerophoria interrupta

         

Syritta pipiens

Syrphus ribesii

Syrphus torvus

Syrphus vitripennis

Volucella bombylans

         

Volucella pellucens

Volucella inanis

Volucella zonaria

Xylota segnis

 
         
Tabanidae

Chrysops relictus

       
         
Tachinidae

Cylindromyia interrupta

Dexiosoma caninum

Eriothrix rufomaculata

Phasia hemiptera

Phasia obesa

         

Tachina fera

Tachina ursina

Thelaira nigripes

   
         
Tephritidae

Euleia heraclei

Merzomyia westermannii

Oxyna parietina

Philophylla caesio

Tephritis bardanae

         

Tephritis formosa

Tephritis neesii

Tephritis vespertina

Terellia ruficauda

Urophora cardui

         

Urophora jaceana

Urophora stylata

Xyphosia miliaria

   
         
Therevidae

Thereva nobilitata

       
         
Tipulidae Crane Flies

Ctenophora ornata

Ctenophora pectinicornis

Nephrotoma appendiculata

Nephrotoma flavescens

Tanyptera nigricornis

         

Tipula lateralis

Tipula lunata

Tipula oleracea

Tipula varipennis

 
         
Ulodiidae

Otites guttata

       
         
 
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