Leptogaster sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Namadgi National Park

Robber fly at Namadgi National Park

Leptogaster sp. (genus) at Namadgi National Park - 8 Jan 2017

2 images

Identification history

Leptogaster sp. (genus)	16 Jan 2017	michaelb
Unidentified	10 Jan 2017	HarveyPerkins

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5 comments

wrote:

10 Jan 2017

Mating pair. Strikingly similar image in Life Unseen web page.

wrote:

13 Jan 2017

I assumed it was the male below but it seems to have lost most of its bits. Whats happening?

wrote:

13 Jan 2017

I think the male is all there. Clearer in the second photo - the long rear legs are the most obvious feature, the head and thorax are all bunched together, and the abdomen is vertical, joining the female at mid-arch. The first two pairs of legs are roughly equal in size and held together. That's my take.

wrote:

13 Jan 2017

Glad to see the mere male is safe and well.

wrote:

16 Jan 2017

There were two entries for Leptogaster sp., so I renamed this sighting to the one that had most sightings. The duplicate has been removed.

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