true flies (excluding hoverflies)
![root-maggot fly [Anthomyia punctipennis?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG7_4080_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_03Aug2021.jpg "root-maggot fly [Anthomyia punctipennis?]")
root-maggot fly [Anthomyia punctipennis?]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021
![root-maggot fly [unidentified]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_4998_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Oct2025_Anthomyiidae-sp.jpg "root-maggot fly [unidentified]")
root-maggot fly [unidentified]
a root-maggot fly of the family Anthomyiidae on a Sweet Chestnut leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025
![Golden-haired Robberfly [Choerades marginatus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_0946_EOS-1D_TheDowns_12Jun2025.jpg "Golden-haired Robberfly [Choerades marginatus]")
Golden-haired Robberfly [Choerades marginatus]
Adult piercing and killing a Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025
![Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_0571_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30May2025.jpg "Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]")
Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 May 2025
![Stripe-legged Robberfly [Dioctria baumhaueri]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_0621_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Jun2025.jpg "Stripe-legged Robberfly [Dioctria baumhaueri]")
Stripe-legged Robberfly [Dioctria baumhaueri]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Jun 2025
![Small Yellow-legged Robberfly [Dioctria linearis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG7_2885_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_05Jul2021.jpg "Small Yellow-legged Robberfly [Dioctria linearis]")
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly [Dioctria linearis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2021
![Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/IMG_1178_60D_TheDowns_25May2025.jpg "Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]")
Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 May 2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025
![Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_3090_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Aug2025.jpg "Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]")
Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2025
![Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/JO8V3552_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Aug2025.jpg "Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]")
Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]
Female; has caught a froghopper - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Aug 2025
![Common Awl Robberfly [Neoitamus cyanurus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_0758_EOS-1D_TheDowns_07Jun2025.jpg "Common Awl Robberfly [Neoitamus cyanurus]")
Common Awl Robberfly [Neoitamus cyanurus]
Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2025
![Orange Bibio [Bibio hortulanus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_7144-46_EOS-1D_TheDowns_17Apr2026.jpg "Orange Bibio [Bibio hortulanus]")
Orange Bibio [Bibio hortulanus]
male (L) and female B. hortulanus on Silver Birch (Betula pendula) leaves - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Apr 2026
![Lesser Variable Bibio [Bibio lanigerus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/BD2_2120_7D_TheDowns_01Apr2026.jpg "Lesser Variable Bibio [Bibio lanigerus]")
Lesser Variable Bibio [Bibio lanigerus]
male B. lanigerus resting on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed head - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Apr 2026
![White-winged Bibio [Bibio leucopterus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/BD2_2762_7D_TheDowns_16Apr2026.jpg "White-winged Bibio [Bibio leucopterus]")
White-winged Bibio [Bibio leucopterus]
mating pair (male right) of B. leucopterus on Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Apr 2026
![St. Mark's Fly [Bibio marci]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/BD2_3996-9_7D_TheDowns_29Apr2026.jpg "St. Mark's Fly [Bibio marci]")
St. Mark's Fly [Bibio marci]
mating pair of B. marci, male on underside of a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf (left) and female on upper side - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Apr 2026
![Variable Bibio [Bibio varipes]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_7304_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Apr2026.jpg "Variable Bibio [Bibio varipes]")
Variable Bibio [Bibio varipes]
female B. varipes on a Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Apr 2026
![Dark-edged Bee Fly [Bombylius major]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/IMG_0282_60D_TheDowns_29Apr2025.jpg "Dark-edged Bee Fly [Bombylius major]")
Dark-edged Bee Fly [Bombylius major]
Adult hovering just above the ground - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Apr 2021
![Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_6286_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19Mar2026.jpg "Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]")
Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Mar 2026
![Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_6361_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Mar2026.jpg "Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]")
Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]
Dark-edged Bee-fly on a male catkin of Goat Willow (Salix caprea) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026
![Common Bluebottle [Calliphora vicina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG8_4057_EOS-1D_TheDowns_23Sep2025.jpg "Common Bluebottle [Calliphora vicina]")
Common Bluebottle [Calliphora vicina]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Sep 2025