Dipterists Society
@dipterists.bsky.social
Our mission is to advance the scientific study, understanding, and appreciation of the insect order Diptera, or true flies.
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Excited to announce that Fly School IV will be 27 July-9 August 2026, in Costa Rica! Applications will open in January. @dipterists.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Excited to announce that Fly School IV will be 27 July-9 August 2026, in Costa Rica! Applications will open in January. @dipterists.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @bertonemyia.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
Reminder: we'll be meeting next Tuesday evening for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social
Please join us for our 34th General Meeting on November 11th [7:00-9:00pm PST (UTC-08:00)] at the Annual Meeting of @entsocamerica.bsky.social. If you won't be at the meeting in person, please see the flyer below for info regarding the Zoom link. The meeting is open to all - hope to see you there! 🦟
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reminder: we'll be meeting next Tuesday evening for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social
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Can't wait to visit @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & see the Fly collection, followed by a fab set of talks the next day. This meeting will also be hybrid (But please do sign up)
@teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social
@unirdgento.bsky.social
@teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social
@unirdgento.bsky.social
It's that time of year again, Dipterists Forum 'Dipterists Day & AGM' 🪰
Nov 14th 2025- a day in the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Diptera collections
Nov 15th 2025 - Dipterists Day and AGM
For more details please go to dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
Nov 14th 2025- a day in the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Diptera collections
Nov 15th 2025 - Dipterists Day and AGM
For more details please go to dipterists.org.uk/events/dipte...
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Can't wait to visit @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & see the Fly collection, followed by a fab set of talks the next day. This meeting will also be hybrid (But please do sign up)
@teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social
@unirdgento.bsky.social
@teamdiptera.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social
@unirdgento.bsky.social
Please join us for our 34th General Meeting on November 11th [7:00-9:00pm PST (UTC-08:00)] at the Annual Meeting of @entsocamerica.bsky.social. If you won't be at the meeting in person, please see the flyer below for info regarding the Zoom link. The meeting is open to all - hope to see you there! 🦟
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Please join us for our 34th General Meeting on November 11th [7:00-9:00pm PST (UTC-08:00)] at the Annual Meeting of @entsocamerica.bsky.social. If you won't be at the meeting in person, please see the flyer below for info regarding the Zoom link. The meeting is open to all - hope to see you there! 🦟
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October 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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ATTENTION: The deadline to submit talks for this session is tomorrow! Please DM me for the link if you would like to submit a presentation for consideration.
Thanks and please share!
Thanks and please share!
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ATTENTION: The deadline to submit talks for this session is tomorrow! Please DM me for the link if you would like to submit a presentation for consideration.
Thanks and please share!
Thanks and please share!
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October 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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REMINDER: The deadline to submit a fly talk at ESA for the Dipterists Society is this Friday, October 10th.
Please share and/or let me know if you'd like to submit!
Please share and/or let me know if you'd like to submit!
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
REMINDER: The deadline to submit a fly talk at ESA for the Dipterists Society is this Friday, October 10th.
Please share and/or let me know if you'd like to submit!
Please share and/or let me know if you'd like to submit!
We're still accepting talks for the Dipterists Meeting! Please consider submitting a presentation and sharing the announcement.
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We're still accepting talks for the Dipterists Meeting! Please consider submitting a presentation and sharing the announcement.
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#FlyFriday
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#FlyFriday
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
Apiocera pica Norris, 1936 (Apioceridae, USNMENT00832111) from Wandoo National Park, Western Australia collected in 2011 - more info here n2t.net/ark:/65665/3...
#asiloidflies #USNMDiptera
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If you're interested in presenting at the Dipterists Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social please consider submitting a talk!
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
September 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If you're interested in presenting at the Dipterists Meeting at @entsocamerica.bsky.social please consider submitting a talk!
Which fly, err dark taxon are you? (Hint: most "dark taxa" are flies/Diptera)
Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts.
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz....
by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Which fly, err dark taxon are you? (Hint: most "dark taxa" are flies/Diptera)
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**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
September 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
Open call for presentations for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting, taking place in Portland, OR in November. Both in-person and virtual presentations will be considered.
**Attention fly enthusiasts!** We're looking for presenters for the Dipterists Society General Meeting at ESA @entsocamerica.bsky.social in Portland, OR (November 11th)
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
If you're interested in giving a talk, please DM me for a link to submit a title/abstract. Deadline to submit is October 10th.
September 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Open call for presentations for the Dipterists Society 34th General Meeting, taking place in Portland, OR in November. Both in-person and virtual presentations will be considered.
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Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).
Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
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September 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).
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EXCITING NEWS - BEEFLIES are getting LOVE
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meet the twerking pollinator with a bum-bag: the dark-edged bee-fly
Bombylius major, the thieving, deceiving, fluffy flying narwhal-like insect, that is a harbinger of spring
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
EXCITING NEWS - BEEFLIES are getting LOVE
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year
@dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...