Neoscleropogon sp. (genus)

Robber fly at O'Connor, ACT

Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 02:23 PM
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 02:23 PM
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 02:23 PM
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Identification history

Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) 5 Mar 2017 GregD
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) 5 Mar 2017 GregD
Asilidae (family) 8 Jan 2017 ibaird

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Robber fly with yellow coloured 'beard' covering the rostrum, checkered abdomen and orange-coloured wings, reddish legs, apparently feeding on a captured native bee. Robber fly observed resting on a dead branch within a clump of Kunzea ericoides (1 ha. in area) on the lower slopes Rruce Ridge

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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