True flies are an insect group with about 4,500 Danish species, including flies, gnats and crane flies. Insects normally have 4 wings, but in flies the hind wings have been reduced to small club-shaped organs (halteres), which whirl round in flight and help them keep their balance in the air – a kind of gyroscope. And they are superb fliers. The larvae are maggots – that is, they have no legs and are usually pale and blind.
Tachinid fly (Tachina fera) – Seen on the dike in August on Tansy
Tachinid fly (Tachina fera) – Seen on the dike in August on Tansy
Tachinid fly (Tachina fera) – Seen on the dike in August on Tansy
Gymnosoma nitens – Seen on the dike in August 2012 – First record in Denmark
Robber fly (Dioctria rufipes) – Seen at the summer house in June
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) – Seen at the summer house in August
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) – Seen at the summer house in August
Pellucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) – Seen in the plantation in August
Hoverfly (Eristalis intricaria) – Seen in the plantation in June on Thistle
Hoverfly (Eristalis intricaria) – Seen in the plantation in June on Thistle
Tachinid fly (Eriothrix rufomaculatus) – Seen on the dike in August on Tansy
Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri) – Seen on the dike in August on Tansy
Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) – Seen at the summer house in August on Mint
Hoverfly (Helophilus trivittatus) – Seen in the plantation in June on Thistle
Tachinid fly (Phasia hemiptera) – Seen in the plantation in July
Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana) – Seen in the plantation in September
Crane fly (Tipulidae) – Seen at the summer house in July on Buddleia