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Dipterists Society @dipterists.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

⚠️DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY ⚠️ Please share and consider submitting talks for this session!

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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Twist-winged Parasite Flies, Ectophasia crassipennis, were on the last flowering umbellifers by the River Rother, near Rye, this morning. #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #insects #flies @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social

A striking yellow, orange, black, brown and red insect on white/pink flowers.

A striking yellow, orange, black, brown and red insect on white/pink flowers. Its wings are 'twisted'.

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Diary Date - 2027 Dipterist Forum spring identification workshop will be on... Dolichopodidae! This hugely popular annual event will run 12th -14th March with tutors Martin Drake (author of the new RES Dolichopodidae Handbook) and Dave Brice (DF training officer). dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Amongst the frenzy of the Ivy bees, a male Stomorhina lunata was just hanging out on a leaf. #WildWebsWednesday

A small fly with red eyes and orange markings on its abdomen, a green leaf.

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Dipterists Society @dipterists.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🚨REMINDER🚨 We are still looking for speakers for the Dipterists Society meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social this November. Please submit your fly talks or share for more visibility!

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

From our #wildspace garden this afternoon on unopened flower head of ivy. Dioxyna bidentis (Ragwort Picture-winged Fly) @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social Please let me know if my id is wrong.

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I believe this is a Female Lindneromyia dorsal, a flat-footed fungus fly, seen today in our garden. About 3mm long and hyperactive, running erratic, jerky paths over the surface of leaves. Is this id correct? @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Cistogaster globosa (Bishop's-mitre Parasite Fly) Walton-on-the-Naze, my 3rd record locally. It is known from a few localities in Southern England and is a distinctive species unlikely to be overlooked and probably genuinely rare. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

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DipteristsForum @dipteristsforum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Lots of Diptera 'good stuff' coming up in October from those nice people at @biologicalrecording.co.uk. The days are getting colder and the nights are drawing in so let's get prepped ready for next year! dipterists.org.uk/events/robbe... dipterists.org.uk/events/surve... @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm having a bit of trouble identifying this fly. I believe it's a adult female Banded-eyed Picture-winged Fly, Physiphora alceae. Seen a couple in our NE Essex garden the last couple of days. Any help with id please. @dipterists.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Check out this absolute unit of a Robberfly - an undescribed/identified Bactria species from Vietnam. Amazing @dipterists.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I believe this is a Anomoia purmunda, commonly known as the spectacled berry fly or hawthorn fruit fly, a small picture-winged fruit fly belonging to the family Tephritidae. Can anyone confirm please @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social Seen today in our NE Essex garden

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Dipterists Society @dipterists.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨REMINDER🚨 We are still looking for speakers for the Dipterists Society meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social this November. Please submit your fly talks or share for more visibility!

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Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A kaiju-sized fruit fly knocking over university buildings! A small but mighty genetic model. #kaiju #fruitfly #destruction #grickledoodle

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Condylostylus mundus appreciation post (they're all over our yard now 💙) #InverteFest

Brilliant purple-ish blue long-legged fly, chilling on a leaf

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Dipterists Society @dipterists.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We'll be hosting our 35th General Meeting @ #EntSoc26 (Nov. 10; Columbus, OH) and are looking for speakers! Presentations can be on anything related to #Diptera If you're interested please message @bertonemyia.bsky.social for a link to submit your talk info for consideration. Hope to see you there!

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/08/2026

🪰 A new species of fly, Metopomyza hebeiensis, has been documented from China, alongside two other species newly recorded in the country for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.199747

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Dr. Viktor Baranov🧪🦟🐛🪲 @swarmofthoughts.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Kishenehn formation from Eocene of Montana, is famous for #fossil Culiseta mosquito with preserved haemoglobine, discovered by my friend Dale Greenwalt. Less famous are water skating midges - Hintelmaniella noncatafractata, we discovered with Dale doi.org/10.26879/1165 #fossilfriday 🦖🪰⚒️

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For your #FlyDay Friday, take a gander at these super thin crane flies! Very neat insects ☺️ #Tipulidae s.l.: #Limoniidae: #Orimarga Costa Rica

A very thin crane fly with thin wings wrapped around the body, perched on long legs on the edge of a leaf.

Very thin crane flies mating, male above the female. They have thin wings wrapped around the body, and are perched on long legs on the edge of a leaf.

Closer image of very thin crane flies mating, male above the female. They have thin wings wrapped around the body, and are perched on long legs on the edge of a leaf.

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

🦟 A distinctive group of #crane #flies has been examined in China, with Hexatoma chrysomela redescribed and newly recorded across several provinces, and a new species, H. guangxiensis, described from Guangxi and Yunnan: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.196984

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A Soldierfly in genus Chorisops. C. nagatomii Bright Four-spined Legionnaires vs C. tibialis Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Definitely a Chorisops but not a good enough photo of the abdomen to tell which. #irecord @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Bats and bat-flies Last night I tagged along to collect Nycteribiids from Daubenton’s bats. Great to see these dipteran weirdoes - flies with no wings, no eyes & giving birth to live young. 😎🪰 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Fly School @dipteracourse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

That's not excessive. THIS is excessive:

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I think Eriocera spinosa might be the funniest tipulid, as a practical joke played on preparators

Point-mounted specimen of a Hexatoma (Eriocera) spinosa, showing the outrageous long and delicate and completely straight antennae that it has IN ADDITION TO the spindly deciduous legs that come standard with every cranefly

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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Been trying to rear out adults from rat tailed maggots but they never seem to eclose (2 of these are about a month old). Anyone have success? @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @dipteracourse.bsky.social

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly (Xanthogramma pedissequum). Recorded in our wildspace garden today. The larvae of this species feed on aphids inside ant nests. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @hoverflyspotter.bsky.social

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Julian Sidney @juliansidney.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today a male Cistogaster globosa I believe, to go along with a female yesterday. Great to record both sexes in our #wildspaces garden. Not an every day occurrence in NE Essex. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @chrismothman.bsky.social @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @chrisraper.bsky.social

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Back in civilization after 2 weeks in the Costa Rican jungle. It was an amazing experience full of spectacular flies (+other creatures) as well as a truly wonderful group of students & instructors. The memories made will last a lifetime. ☺️ 🥰 Can't wait for the next #Diptera adventure! #FlySchool2026

frit fly (Chloropidae: Acanthopeltastes) A small shiny black fly sits on a white backgroundfacing the viewer. Its wings are spread and it has four large spines coming out of the rear of the thorax.

mantis shore fly (Ephydridae: Ochthera) A grayish black fly with large mantis-like forelegs sits on a white background facing left.

horse fly (Tabanidae) A golden brown fly with a huge head made up of mostly eyes sits on a white background facing right, waving its front legs out.

stilt-legged fly (Micropezidae) A thin black fly with long legs and a bright red head and striped eyes sits on a white background facing right, waving around its front legs.

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

And if you want to see what they look like up close, here's a composite image I made (thanks to Nolan for collecting and wrangling them for me) #Periscelididae: #Stenomicra #FlySchool2026

A composite image of five poses made by a single little yellow fly on a white background

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Another great video of the #Periscelididae: #Stenomicra by #FlySchool2026 student Nolan Lake (the students are calling them "pac-man" flies 😂)

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Not only are #Periscelididae very cute, some of the less spectacular-looking spp. are hypnotic dancers 💃🕺 #Stenomicra shuffles back & forth, easily gliding across surfaces. This large genus is found in the tropics often on banana leaves, etc. #FlySchool2026 Costa Rica 📽️: Nolan Lake [more ⬇️]

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Heads up folks Some Tabanidae that were sampled from the Canopy Tower at the Soltis Center, Costa Rica These images show both differences in eye patterns & antennal branching. Sadly the eye patterns disappear as they desicate so images are important #FlySchool2026 @dipteracourse.bsky.social

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

OK I thought Scutops was cute, but OMG #NEOscutops is amazing! 😍 I'm now convinced #Periscelididae is, per species, the weirdest family of flies (more evidence from another genus to drop later). #FlySchool2026 Costa Rica [And yes, @americanbeetles.bsky.social, it's cool partly because of beetle]

A small round beetle-like fly with a shiny black body and bright red head walks on a leaf. Dorsal view.

A small round beetle-like fly with a shiny black body and bright red head walks on a leaf. Lateral view facing left.

A small round beetle-like fly with a shiny black body and bright red head walks on a leaf. Lateral view facing right.

A small round beetle-like fly with a shiny black body and bright red head sits on a white background. Lateral view facing left.

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Priyantha Wijesinghe @elaphrornis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Smacked it without looking, thinking it was just another Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito. Doesn’t seem to have been harmed much. #deerfly

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I am thrilled to share that I will join the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org as the Dean of Collections, Curator, and Professor in September!

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Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Five years back in Berlin, and >650 species new to science. From crop-disease vectors to soil predators, CIBD researchers are bringing biology’s “dark matter” into the light—naming species so we can study, monitor and protect them. Explore: lnkd.in/e_uiKJwb

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Vic Brown @viccbrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hoverflies on Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) in my S. Cambridgeshire garden. Female Volucella zonaria Female Volucella inanis Female Volucella pellucens Male Myathropa florea #Diptera #Syrphidae #Hoverflies

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is what my camera roll looks like during #FlySchool2026 (and as it did during Fly School III in 2024) 😂

Phone camera roll full of photos of flies taken through the microscope

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Helophilus pendulus, ‘The footballer’, from Edward Donovan’s ‘The natural history of British insects’, vol. 1 (London, 1792). S391.c.79.1 @theulspeccoll.bsky.social #Hoverflies #Diptera

Hand-coloured printed illustration of a yellow and black Hoverfly next to a pink flower.

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iain @glaikitsheep.org · 01/08/2026

A stack of flies (Empis livida and some poor unfortunate) What happens in the under shrubbery stays in the under shrubbery focus stack of 23 shots - handheld and captured in natural light #fly #ukwildlife #diptera #tiger #photography #macro #nature #scotland

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Diptera is 2 wing unless they are 0 wing and also convergent evolution into mite size and hitchhike on bee en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braula_...

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Braula coeca - Wikipedia

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Steve @stevetypesstuff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I said to the woman sitting next to me “Sit still, there’s a fly in your hair”. Which meant “I’m just grabbing my phone to take a pic of the large venomous predator in your hair”! What a beauty! #Robberflies #Asilidae

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Love this from #FlySchool2026 student @toldentops.bsky.social! 🥰 #Lauxaniidae is one of the most diverse acalyptrate #fly families. Larvae are associated w/leaf litter, thus super abundant/diverse in forests. They are HIGHLY variable so every time a student finds one they think it's a new family 😂

Plate showing variety of flies in the family Lauxaniidae specimens.

A yellow fly with striped eyes sits on a leaf and waves at the camera.

A dark fly with half black wings, the tips, sits on a leaf.

A gray fly with large eyes stands tall on a leaf.

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Team Diptera 🪰🔍🦟🌻 @teamdiptera.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Oooh, is that a new acalyptrate? NOPE. LAUXANIID. Thanks to @toldentops.bsky.social for sharing this #FlySchool meme with all of #TeamDiptera! 🪰✨

Meme with a Lauxaniid fly, top text: you think you got a different acalyptrate? WRONG!!!! bottom text: Its another Lauxaniid!!!! add it to the pile!!!!

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A rather lovely male Artemita sp (Stratiomyidae), one of the larger Pachygastrinae in Costa Rica. This genus mostly has species with hairy eyes, and this one is no exception @dipteracourse.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social #FlySchool2026

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

OK class: which is the male (♂️) and which is the female (♀️)? [BTW - these are the smallest members of this family of flies I have ever seen!] #FlySchool2026

Two small dark gray flies, one on top of the other and mating, rest on a green leaf.

Close up of two small dark gray flies, one on top of the other and mating, rest on a green leaf.

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Eurico Morais-de-Sá @polarityi3s.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The #DrosTuga2026 website is now live! Join us in Leiria on 26–27 November 2026 for the Portuguese #Drosophila meeting. Save the date as registration opens in late August! Please share this post. We warmly welcome the #FlyResearch community from around the world! drostuga2026.mystrikingly.com

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DrosTuga 2026 is the annual meeting of the Portuguese Drosophila research community, bringing together researchers from Portugal and abroad. Here you can discover the dates, speakers, programme, venu...

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