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Bee fly (Petrorossia or Cononedys sp.) hovering above yellow flower growing by the coast, Karlovasi, Samos, Greece, Europe
Yellow Dung Fly, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans var. plumata) visiting a greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Orange-tip lantern fly (Pyrops intricata), Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Spotted Flycatcher bird with a fly in its beak on a branch in Oxfordshire, England
Hover-fly (Volucella species) close-up of head, Oxfordshire, UK
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (True flies)
True flies (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Mating dance of flies (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), Bettel, Luxembourg, Europe
Bee fly (Bombyliidae), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Brachycera
Crane fly (Tipulidae), Bettel, Luxembourg, EuropeOrder Diptera;Sub-order Nematocera
Bee fly (Bombyliidae), Bettel, Luxembourg, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Brachycera
Hoverfly (Syrphidae), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Cyclorrhapha
Hoverfly (Syrphidae), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Cyclorrhapha
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Common scorpionfly (Panorpa communis) (Panorpidae), Luxembourg, Europe
Garden orb spider (araneus diadematus) in its web, with captured fly, wrapping it up in silk from its spinnerettes, oxfordshire, uk
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
True flies (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Hoverfly (Syrphidae), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Cyclorrhapha
Crane fly (Tipulidae) on violet leaf, North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Nematocera
True flies (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Hoverfly (Syrphidae), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Cyclorrhapha
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), Bettel, Luxembourg, EuropeOrder Diptera
Hoverfly (Syrphidae), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Cyclorrhapha
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Fly (Diptera) (true flies) and ladybird (ladbybug) (Coccinellidae) on violet leaf, North West Bulgaria, Europe
True flies (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Hoverfly (Syrphidae) (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Diptera (true flies);Sub-order Cyclorrhapha
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
True flies (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Caddisfly (sedge fly) (Trichoptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Mating crane flies (Tipulidae), Bettel, Luxembourg, EuropeOrder Diptera (True flies);Sub-order Nematocera
Fly (Diptera) (true flies), North West Bulgaria, Europe
True flies (Diptera), North West Bulgaria, Europe
Midge fly, North West Bulgaria, Europe
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumenia vatia) adult female, white form, camouflaged on Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) flowers sinking fangs into the head of a large Horse fly (Dasyrhamphis anthracinus), Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Crab spider family Thomisidae, Horse fly family Tabanidae, plant family Apiaceae.
A close up of a female dragon fly laying eggs, United Kingdom, Europe
Parasite fly or Tachinid fly (Cylindromyia bicolor) feeding on Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) umbel flowers, Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Parasite fly or Tachinid fly family Tachinidae, plant family Apiaceae.
Mosquito larvae
Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus), UK
Adult painted lady butterfly shortly after emerging from chrysalis. The wings take over an hour to become strong enough to fly.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
Midge fly (Chronomidae);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Eastern festoon (Zerynthia cerisy);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Black Scavenger Fly (Sepsidae);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Barbed fly. Nature, Moldova, insect, summer, Green, macro, fly
Adult painted lady butterfly shortly after emerging from chrysalis. The wings take over an hour to become strong enough to fly.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
Red eyed fruit fly (Drosophila sp);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Macro images from the Galapagos Islands Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. Shown here is a bee pollenating a flower.
Moth fly (Psychoda sp);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Black Scavenger Flies (Sepsidae);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Midge fly (Chronomidae);North West Bulgaria;Europe
Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas);North West Bulgaria;Europe
White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda);North West Bulgaria;Europe
A bumblebee killed by a conopid fly which ambushes the bee, pierces the exoskeleton and lays an egg in its abdomen
Common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) with flies on gleba, UK.
Common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) with fly on gleba, UK.
Insects attracted to a floodlight in Orbost, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific
Insects attracted to a floodlight in Orbost, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific
White fly attacking a garden plant, United Kingdom, Europe
White fly attacking a garden plant, United Kingdom, Europe
Flies caught in a spider's web and stored in its larder for later consumption
Flies stuck on flypaper
Cactus, Plant, Spines, macro, fly, polen . Arrecife, Jardin De Cactus, Cactus Garden, Lanzarote. Canary Islands
Flies on rubbish dumped on the tundra outside Ilulissat in Greenland, Polar Regions
A close up of a fly's eye
A Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone sign near Yarrawonga, Australia, Pacific
White fly attacking a garden plant, United Kingdom, Europe
A close up of a fly
The sponging mouthparts consist of a fleshy, elbowed labium, at the distal end of which are large, sponge-like organs called the labella (singular, labellum). The labella is a complex structure consisting of many grooves, called pseudotrachea, which sops up liquids much like a sponge does.
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.
A Musca domestica or house fly showing a severe mite infestion; three mites under the subgenal area and two more between labellum and thorax. Those mites show a bright red colour and finger-print like texture
A common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae, and quite possibly the best-known species in the entire infraorder. The larvae are used in manure management, for both house fly control and reduction in manure volume, and the mature larvae and prepupae raised in manure management operations are themselves useful as feed supplements
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.
As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods.
A Hybomitra affinis, horse fly. Horse flies are often large and agile in flight, and the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night.
Crane flies are often misidentified as giant mosquitos but they are not related at all. They do have beautiful eyes.
Black soldier flies are common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Neither the larvae nor adults are considered pests or vectors. Instead, black soldier fly larvae play a similar role to that of redworms as essential decomposers in breaking down organic substrates and returning nutrients to the soil/environment.
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Most are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods.
A Longlegged fly; they will catch your attention with their bright green metallic eyes
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is one of the world's most destructive fruit pests.
Calliphora vicina or blue bottle fly; with its very characteristic bright orange cheeks
Detail of the ommatidea of a black soldier fly
Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) with a stench that attracts flies
Marigold - blossom with hover fly - medicinal plant (Calendula officinalis) (Syrphus spec.)
Honey bee (Apis), in flight, with a Waldstein's Thistle (Cirsium waldsteinii)
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight in front of cherry blossoms (Prunus serrulata), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) on blade of grass
Autumn crocus, Meadow saffron, Naked lady (Colchicum speciosum) with hoverfly, Haren, Emsland region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)
scorpion fly (Panorpa communis)
Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum)
Large earth bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)