#bristle flies

[ichneumoniid]

Check out this gorgeous tachinid!

(Epalpus signifer, 4/15/2026)

[rattyexplores]

Absolutely gigantic Rutilia fly spotted in the rainforest.

04/12/23 - Rutilia sp.

QLD:WET - Rainforest nursery

[ljsbugblog]

Unknown Bristle fly (family Tachninidae).

[bugsoupforthesoul]

Ptilodexia sp -- Bristle Fly (Family Tachinidae)

This funky fellow stood out very quickly, with its size (see aphids for reference) and long spindly legs, and loved these black eyed susans. I had never seen one before! The genus is an educated guess, but this fly is still very cool whether I know what it is or not!

[rattyexplores]

Feather-Legged Fly

Spotted in a garden. A parasitic species, being in the Tachinidae family. I haven't photographed the larvae, but there observations on iNaturalist, showing the species feeding on Heteropteran insects: (example1) (example2)

Source & more information: Stireman JO III, O'Hara JE, Wood, DM 2006, 'TACHINIDAE: Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology', Annual review of entomology, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 525-555.

08/09/23 - Diptera: Trichopoda pictipennis

QLD:BRB - Townsville

[rattyexplores]

Photos 1-2 - Sepsidae: Parapalaeosepsis sp.

Photos 3-4 - Muscidae: Graphomya sp.

Photos 5-6 - Acalyptratae sp.

Photos 7-8 - Tachinidae sp. (multiple specimens)

Photos 9-10 - Muscidae: Limnophora sp. (multiple specimens)

Photos 11-12 - Tephritidae: Campiglossa sororcula

Photos 13-14 - Syrphidae sp.

Photos 15-16 - Tachinidae sp.

Photos 17-18 - Syrphidae: Eristalinus sp. (multiple specimens)

Photos 19-20 - Syrphidae sp.

Flies found in farming area, rainy day. Not sure why they all came out suddenly.

04/07/23 - Diptera spp. - sugarcane farmland

[rattyexplores]

Two Ormiini Specimens

Unidentified, tribe Ormiini

24/03/23 - NSW, Dapto

[rattyexplores]

Bristle Fly

Unidentified, family Tachinidae

24/03/23