True Fly Collection (page 2)

Dermatobia hominis, botfly larva
2nd instar larva of the botfly (Dermatobia hominis). Collected from a cow, Brazil. Photographed by Martin Hall

Calliphora vicina, blowfly eggs
Eggs deposited by the blowfly (Calliphora vicina). Photographed by Martin Hall

Calliphora vicina, blowfly larva and pupa
The larvae of this blowfly attack people asleep on the ground. Specimen found in Belgian Congo. Photographed by Martin Hall

Cordylobia anthropophaga, tumbu fly
A mounted specimen of the tumbu fly or putzi fly common in East and Central Africa. Photographed by Martin Hall in Marikari Pans, Botswana

Oestrus ovis, ship nasal botfly larva
A ship nasal botfly larva, a cause of myiasis extracted from a human eye in Kuwait. Photographed by Martin Hall

Calliphora vicina, blowfly
A mounted specimen of the blowfly (Calliphora vicina) found in Stanley area of the East Falklands. Photographed by Martin Hall

Kirkoestrus minutus, botfly
A mounted specimen of the botfly (Kirkoestrus minutus) found in Nwandsi, Kruger National Park. Photographed by Martin Hall

Dermatobia hominis
A moounted specimen of a flesh eating botfly (Dermatobia hominis) found in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photographed by Martin Hall

Dermatobia hominis, botfly eggs
Botfly (Dermatobia hominis) eggs on a host fly (Chrysops variegatus). Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photographed by Martin Hall

Myiasis species
A collection of adult Myiasis causing fly specimens. Myaisis is the infestation of organs or tissues of the hosting animals. Photographed by Martin Hall

Myiasis causing flies
3rd instar larvae. Photographed by Martin Hall

Postcard
A postcard featuring a man with a fly on his nose from the archives at the Natural History Museum, London

Musca autumnalis, face fly
The face fly is a non-biting fly but is still a troublesome pest of cattle, as it feeds on secretions from the animals eyes and nose

Morellia simplex, sweat fly
The sweat fly or syrphid fly looks like a very small bee and can be seen hovering around flowers. Specimen for the collections of the Natural History Museum

Hydrotaea irritans, head fly
The eggs of the head fly are mainly laid on vegetation or faeces with the adults living mainly on sheep. Specimen from the collections of the NHM

Aedes cantans, mosquito
Original painting by Amadeo J. E. Terzi, (1872-1956). 316 x 445 mm. c. 1905

Anopheles plumbeus, mosquito
Original painting of a mosquito by Amadeo J. E. Terzi, (1872-1956)

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