Blow Fly (Calliphoridae) and Ant on Rabbit Carcass
Fly photographed along the Snake River near Colton, WA.
dipteratrueflyriverspringrabbitdeaddecomposerotfoodfeedpairformicidaehymenopterablowfly
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
dipteratrueflyriverspringscathophagidaedungflowerforageyellowgoldenfuzzypredatorparsley
Hover Fly (Syrphidae)
dipteratrueflyriverspringsyrphidaehoverflowermimicforagefoodfeedstripestripes
dipteratrueflyriverspringsyrphidaehoverflowermimicforagefoodfeedstripestripesparsley
Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)
dipteratrueflyriverspringBombyliidaebeeflymimicfuzzysofthairfinger
Unidentified Fly (likely Chloropidae)
Fly photographed at the Whelan Cemetery near Pullman, WA.
grassflydaffodilChloropidaefritdipteratrue
Dance Fly (Empididae)
Fly photographed in Salem, OR.
dancingdancerpredatorflowerheathersmalldipteratruefly
Robber Fly (Asilidae)
Flies photographed on the beach at the Anastasia State Park, FL.
asilidaerobberflyrobberflyhunterpredatorbeachdipteratrue
Flies photographed at the Anastasia State Park, FL.
Bee Flies Mating (Bombyliidae)
Flies photographed at the Garden of Love Pet Memorial Park.
bombyliidaebeeflybeeflymimicsoftfuzzycemeterydipterahairtrue
Soldier Fly (Stratiomyidae)
Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai Landing, Colton, WA.
greenflygoldenrodforagediptera
Sphecid Wasp Parasitic Fly (Tachinidae)
Fly photographed at Wawawai Landing, Colton, WA.
parasiteparasiticflytachinidtachinidaedipterasphecidaesphecid
Thick-headed Fly (Physocephala)
ConopidaedipterafeedflowerflyforagegoldenrodmimicnectarPhysocephalapollenredtrue
Hover Fly Wasp Mimic (Spilomyia)
Fly photographed at the Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Display Garden at the WSU Pullman Campus, WA.
arthropoddipteramimicsyrphidsyrphidaetrue
PhysocephalaConopidaemimicdipteratrueflyredgoldenrodforageflowernectarpollenfeed
Long-legged Fly (Dolichopodidae)
Fly photographed on the Pullman WSU Campus, WA.
dolichopodidaelonglegleggymetallicshineshinygreenrestleafdipteratrue
arthropodmimicsyrphidsyrphidaerestdipteracementtrue
Fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA.
bombyliidaebeeflyhairproboscisinsectarthropoddipteraflytruemimic
Tachinid Fly (Tachinidae)
tachinidaetachinidbristlehairflyinsectarthropoddipteratrueorange
Thick-headed Fly (Conopidae)
conopidconpidaedipteraflyheadmimicthicktrue
conpidaeconopidthickheadflymimicgoldenrodforageflowernectartruediptera