Neoaratus hercules
Herculean Robber Fly at Metung, VIC
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| Neoaratus hercules | GregD | 3 Jan 2021 | |
| Asilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | WindyHen | 30 Dec 2020 |
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3 comments
4 Jan 2021
Yes. I’ve seen a couple of similar flies at ANBG but couldn’t get a photo. Thanks for identifying it.
4 Jan 2021
The species is distributed from Expedition Range in central Qld, south thru eastern Qld and NSW, the ACT, across southern Vic and eastern SA.
Location information
- Coordinates 147.842772-37.883267
- Altitude 17.0m
- Places Metung, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2020 09:56 PM Recorded on
- WindyHen Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Neoaratus hercules Scientific name
- Herculean Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1330.3m Recorded at altitude
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