Daptolestes limbipennis
Robber fly at Red Hill, ACT
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| Daptolestes limbipennis | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Dec 2016 | |
| Daptolestes limbipennis | RogerF | 5 Dec 2016 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 5 Dec 2016 |
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2 comments
6 Dec 2016
It has one pair of wings and halteres so is a fly not a wasp and is a wasp-mimicking robber fly Daptolestis limbipennis. Coincidentally the picture in my book also shows the fly resting on a log.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116214-35.331004
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2016 02:00 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
Collections
- roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Daptolestes limbipennis Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Daptolestes limbipennis Scientific name
- Robber fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1534.4m Recorded at altitude
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