Leptogaster sp. (genus)

Robber fly at Cotter River, ACT

Leptogaster sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Jan 2017
Leptogaster sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Jan 2017
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Identification history

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

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5 comments

RogerF wrote:
   11 Jan 2017
Mating pair. Strikingly similar image in Life Unseen web page.
RogerF wrote:
   13 Jan 2017
I assumed it was the male below but it seems to have lost most of its bits. Whats happening?
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   14 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.
RogerF wrote:
   14 Jan 2017
Glad to see the mere male is safe and well.
   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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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
  • Mixed Gender

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