Blepharotes
Robber fly at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Blepharotes sp. (genus) | GregD | 4 Feb 2018 | |
| Blepharotes macrostylus | DaveFerg | 1 Feb 2018 | |
| Blepharotes splendidissimus | JohnBundock | 30 Jan 2018 |
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User's notes
Large (about 2ins).
1 comment
4 Feb 2018
This is neither B. splendidissimus, B. macrostylus nor B. coriarius. It may be B. flavus but the picture lacks sufficient detail of the abdomen to confrm this.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052367-35.314718
- Altitude 596.7m
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2018 09:39 AM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blepharotes sp. Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Blepharotes Scientific name
- Robber fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 781.9m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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