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March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)

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March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)

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Unidentified March or Horse fly (Tabanidae) at Paddys River, ACT by TimL
Unidentified March or Horse fly (Tabanidae) at Wamboin, NSW by Komidar
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Jerrabomberra, NSW by SteveBorkowskis
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Larbert, NSW by clarehoneydove
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Queanbeyan West, NSW by Paul4K
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Acton, ACT by HelenCross
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Yarrow, NSW by Harrisi
Copidapha maculiventris (March fly) at Charleys Forest, NSW by arjay
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Bungendore, NSW by clarehoneydove
Tabanidae (family) at Chisholm, ACT by RomanSoroka
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Acton, ACT by RangerGregor
Copidapha maculiventris (March fly) at Uriarra Village, ACT by DPRees125
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Bungonia, NSW by KorinneM
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly) at Goulburn, NSW by trevorpreston

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WendyEM wrote:
14 Feb 2024
see sighting 4550096
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
arjay wrote:
13 Feb 2024
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua ?
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua
KimberiRP wrote:
21 Jan 2024
March fly (Tabanidae). Not sure of genus or species, although possibly a Copidapha.
Tabanidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
29 Nov 2023
Possibly a Scaptia species
Tabanidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
22 Oct 2023
Thanks Korinne - i dd miss the discussion but from what I can see of the wing venation it looks more like Tabanidae - so all leave to oy=thers to confirm
Trichophthalma sp. (genus)

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Dasybasis sp. (genus) at Bungendore, NSW

Copidapha maculiventris at Charleys Forest, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Copidapha maculiventris at Uriarra Village, ACT

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Goulburn, NSW

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua at Acton, ACT

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