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True flies

2,117 species

Marsh fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,239
Scientific name
Dryomyza anilis

Blue bottle fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,147
Scientific name
Calliphora vomitoria

Fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,130
Scientific name
Meiosimyza rorida

Semaphore Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,122
Scientific name
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

Tachina ursina

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,121
Group
True flies

Cluster Fly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,108
Scientific name
Pollenia rudis

Tipula confusa

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,096
Group
True flies

Tipula rufina

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,078
Group
True flies

Tipula vittata

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,077
Group
True flies

Banded General

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,075
Scientific name
Stratiomys potamida

Waisted Beegrabber

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,075
Scientific name
Physocephala rufipes

Dune robberfly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,074
Scientific name
Philonicus albiceps