Calyptratae Fly
Many fly species alight in the sushine in order to regulate body temperature.
Blow Fly
The Oriental Latrine Fly is a marvelously irridescent fly of jade and gold. The larva, or maggot, developes within corpses or carrion. Such is the economy of Nature.
Blow Fly #2
This one is deep cobalt blue. The larva, or maggot, lives in garbage or carrion, maybe of a different condition or type. Such is the variety in Nature.
Tachinid Fly
These flies visit flowers or alight on leaves, but never gather at garbage or around kitchens. Many species large and small, but most with bristles.
Flesh Fly
Thorax with longitudinal striping. Red eyes.
Acalyptrate Fly
Small diptera warming itself in the sunshine. Name and biology a mystery.
Muscoid Fly?
Three dark gray spots on each wing might be a unique trait. Red eyes.
Tabanid Fly
Relatively small horse fly with black, patent leather look. Females bite and take blood.
Grey and White Fly
Several, not so closely related flies have this same bold pattern.
Root-Maggot Fly
This brightly marked, red-eyed fly was alighted on vegetation in a garden. Eldoret.
Root-Maggot Fly
Four examples of Anthomyiidae of perhaps four different species?
Root Maggot Fly
Yet another fly with v. large eyes and with a black and white pattern on prothorax.
Gall Midge
My guess (SWAG) is that this shoot gall growth is the result of feeding larvae of a Cecidomyiidae, a mosquito-like fly.
Robber Fly
Robber flies are partial to alighting on exposed, smooth rock surfaces as well as man-made concrete.
Robber Fly
Active, predatory flies that often alight on rocks or logs in the sunshine. Catches other flying insects, raptor-like.
Robust Robber
This robber has captured a long-legged nematoceran fly. Notice the very large eyes.
Stalk-eyed Fly
Males are showy with their strutting behavior on sunny leaves. Only about 8mm long. Eyes and antennae on the stalks!
Stalk-eyed Fly #2
Bizzare-looking fly with its eyes spaced wide apart on long stalks. This one has black and white markings on the pronotum and the head is red.
Marsh Fly
The immature stage of this fly, a worm-like larva, is a predator of snails. Adults sit on sunny vegetation.
Fruit Fly ?
Males of adult fruit flies display on a leaf or other surface. This one has unmarked wings. Wingspan 5 mm.
Fruit Fly #2
Male fruit flies like this one often dance around on an exposed surface to attract a mate.
Fruit Fly #4
Wings are marked with dark bands. Similar to #2.
Fruit Fly #5
Many species of wild fruits among the forest trees and shrubs means many kinds of fruit flies.
Signal Fly ?
Many species of fruit fly can be found visiting dung. This one has no wing markings.
Long-Legged Fly
Most Dolichopodidae are iridescent blue or green and have long, slender legs. Often seen on leaves in the sunshine.
Long-legged Fly #2
Dolichopodidae move about fast on long, slender legs. This species has marked wings. Less than 5 mm long.
Hover Fly
Hover Flies, like bees, visit flowers, and presumably can be agents of pollination.
Hover Fly
Flies that strongly resemble bees and often visit flowers. Many species classified as Syrphidae. This one has stripes on thorax dorsum.
Hover Fly
Adult hover flies are frequent visitors at blooming plants where they take nectar.
Syrphid Larva
Legless and slug-like larva lives on plant surfaces where aphids are present. Captures and feeds on aphids.
Bee Fly
Bee Flies do not sting and have one pair of wings instead of two. Often they hover above and then alight on bare soil.
Skimmer Fly
This little fly, about 3 mm, looks like a kind of Hover Fly. Its peculiar morphology might be a clue to a dipterist.
March Fly
The eyes are very large, filling the dorsum of the head. Enlarged pronotum. Observed at Kitale.
Moth Fly
These small flies look like tiny moths with feathery wings held flat when sitting. White spotting. Usually near wastewater drainage.
Mosquitoes
When traveling in much of Africa it is wise to use bed nets and repellants against mosquitoes which are vectors for a variety of serious diseases.
Non-Biting Midge
Delicate flying insect resembles a mosquito. Immatures are often known as bloodworms.
Midge
Chironomid flies look like mosquitoes but do not bite and have wings w/o markings. Adults emerge from water and generally do not feed.
Crane Fly
Crane flies are so named for their extraordinarily long, slender legs.
Fragment Fly
Crane fly with peculiar perching behavior that makes it look like a dried leaf fragment.