Image Gallery: Flies and mosquitoes

The insect order Diptera - meaning 'two pairs of wings' - contains flies of all shapes, colours and sizes, including the mosquitoes.

Crane fly adult Crane fly adult
Australian Sheep Blowfly on Eucalypt flower Australian Sheep Blowfly on Eucalypt flower
Hover Fly on Lantana Hover Fly on Lantana
Hover fly larva Hover fly larva
Hover fly pupa Hover fly pupa
Robber fly with captured bee Robber fly with captured bee
Steel-blue sawfly larva Steel-blue sawfly larva
Robber flies mating Robber flies mating
Mosquito pupa Mosquito pupa