Giant Blue Robber Fly at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Blepharotes splendidissimus | 3 Sep 2019 | GregD | ||
| Blepharotes sp. (genus) | 16 Mar 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Blepharotes sp. (genus) | 11 Feb 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Unverified | 11 Feb 2019 | kasiaaus |
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It was feeding on a Cicada.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.050220-35.208546
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2019 12:37 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Blepharotes splendidissimus Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Blepharotes splendidissimus Scientific name
- Giant Blue Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 566.1m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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