Giant Blue Robber Fly at Wombeyan Caves, NSW
Identification history
| Blepharotes splendidissimus | 2 Jan 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Blepharotes splendidissimus | 2 Jan 2019 | Laserchemisty |
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Not sure of the ID.
I thought it was a cicada when I approached it, that was a surprise.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.967945-34.309247
- Maps Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve
- Places Wombeyan Caves, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2018 01:14 PM Recorded on
- Laserchemisty Recorded by
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Collections
Laserchemisty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blepharotes splendidissimus Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Blepharotes splendidissimus Scientific name
- Giant Blue Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 606.2m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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