This is really pretty little lauxanid with a lovely mottled wing pattern. This specimen has been donated to Steve Gaimari, who was kind enough to…
This spectacular fly looks very similar in style to European Mintho spp., but it is in fact a dexiine from the tribe Sophiini. The body…
This is a really odd little fly that looks like a cross between a sciomyzid (snail-killing fly) and a sarcophagid (flesh fly), which isn’t far…
This is a lovely black hoverfly with metallic green patches. The specimen has been donated to Menno Reemer – many thanks to him for the…
This wasp mimic hoverfly looks very similar to Stratiomyid #7. This specimen has been donated to Menno Reemer.
This amazing metallic green hoverfly was in the first batch from French Guiana. Menno Reemer is currently revising the Microdontini so the name is only…
Another wasp-mimic hoverfly. This specimen has been donated to Menno Reemer.
An interesting black hoverfly with a beautiful yellow scutellum and contrasting grey dusting patches. This specimen has been donated to Menno Reemer. Many thanks to…
A wasp-mimic soldier-fly – very similar in form to this syrphid. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser – many thanks to him for…
An interesting soldier-fly that seems to be a wasp mimic. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser. An identification of Hermetia illucens has been…
This is the largest soldier-fly in the samples, having a 23mm body length. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser – thanks to him…
This soldier-fly, and variations on this pattern, were very common in the dry-season samples. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser – many thanks…
A lovely blue-green tinged soldier-fly. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser – many thanks to him for the name suggestion.
A soldier-fly with strongly shaded wings. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser – many thanks to him for the identification.
A lovely blue-tinged soldier-fly. This specimen has been donated to Martin Hauser.
This is the first bombylid from the second batch of French Guianan flies. It is most remarkable for being covered in scales and at first…
This is a bombylid taken from the first French Guianan batch. This specimen has been donated to David Gibbs.
This one is a really nice, classic Pangoniinae with the long proboscis from the first batch of French Guianan flies. Keith Bayless has suggested that…
This is the third in my recent series of acrocerids – a smaller taxon with shaded wings – 6mm body length hunched over. Jorge Almeida…
Here is the largest and grandest tabanid I have found so far in the French Guianan samples. The body length is about 18mm. This one…