Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Slender Robber Fly at Acton, ACT
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| Cerdistus sp. (genus) | GregD | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 31 Dec 2020 |
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The Robber fly is shown with its prey, a True fly. The images show the True fly's body having split open just below the location where the Robber fly has impaled it. Presumably this is due to the fluid injected by the Robber fly to kill and digest its prey.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108235-35.273804
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2020 01:58 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cerdistus sp. (genus) Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Cerdistus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Slender Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1641.6m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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