Thereutria amaraca

Spine-legged Robber Fly at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Thereutria amaraca	7 Jan 2019	GregD
	Thereutria amaraca	24 Dec 2018	RodDeb

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just after this insect was spotted saw it pounce on it's prey, was wondering if anyone can identify it's victim if possible, (have not listed it separately) just curious. Thanks.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109487 -35.278237
Altitude 611.9m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
24 Dec 2018 01:04 PM Recorded on
RodDeb Recorded by
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Insects True flies (Diptera) Robber flies (Asilidae) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Thereutria amaraca Scientific name
Spine-legged Robber Fly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 850.56m Recorded at altitude
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