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True flies

2,117 species

Dark-winged Black

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,393
Scientific name
Pachygaster atra

Common Tiger Fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,317
Scientific name
Coenosia tigrina

Face Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,314
Scientific name
Musca autumnalis

Headfly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,291
Scientific name
Hydrotaea irritans

Fannia armata

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,275
Group
True flies

Muscid fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,228
Scientific name
Graphomya maculata

Common Copperback

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,218
Scientific name
Ferdinandea cuprea

Twin-spot Centurion

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,193
Scientific name
Sargus bipunctatus

Gall midge

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,174
Scientific name
Lestremia cinerea

Twin-lobed Deerfly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,993
Scientific name
Chrysops relictus

Fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,907
Scientific name
Hylemya variata

Yellow Cereal Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,900
Scientific name
Opomyza florum

Yellow-faced Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,856
Scientific name
Tachina grossa

Furcate Dung Fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,807
Scientific name
Scathophaga furcata