a robber fly at Yass River, NSW
Identification history
| Chrysopogon sp. (genus) | 4 Feb 2021 | GregD | ||
| Colepia rufiventris | 3 Feb 2021 | SenexRugosus |
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6 comments
SenexRugosus
wrote:
4 Feb 2021
Could this also plausibly be a local species, not previously identified?
GregD
wrote:
4 Feb 2021
Possible but unlikely. I'm aware of a couple of undescribed species from WA and the NT. The genus occurs Australia-wide and has at least 40 described species. Most are very difficult to identify from images without an obvious species-character. The genus is distinguished by the presence of a stout spine on the side of the upper thorax, and fortunately this can be seen in two of your images.
SenexRugosus
wrote:
4 Feb 2021
I guess what I really meant was: could this be a known species, not previously identified as local?
GregD
wrote:
5 Feb 2021
The ACT has 3 recorded species of Chrysopogon, none are restricted to the ACT.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159797-34.893427
- Maps Rugosa
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2021 05:56 PM Recorded on
- SenexRugosus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) SenexRugosus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Backhousia citriodora (planted) Associated plant
- Many species happily going about their feeding and pollinating business. Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Chrysopogon sp. (genus) Scientific name
- a robber fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 774.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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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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