Neoaratus hercules

Herculean Robber Fly at Metung, VIC

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Neoaratus hercules 3 Jan 2021 GregD
Asilidae (family) 3 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 30 Dec 2020 WindyHen

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3 comments

   3 Jan 2021
Is teh location right?
WindyHen wrote:
   4 Jan 2021
Yes. I’ve seen a couple of similar flies at ANBG but couldn’t get a photo. Thanks for identifying it.
GregD wrote:
   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.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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