Bathypogon nigrinus

A robber fly at Gundaroo, NSW

Bathypogon nigrinus at Gundaroo, NSW - 1 Mar 2022
Bathypogon nigrinus at Gundaroo, NSW - 1 Mar 2022
Bathypogon nigrinus at Gundaroo, NSW - 1 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Bathypogon nigrinus 1 Aug 2022 GregD
Asilinae sp. (subfamily) 1 Aug 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 1 Mar 2022 Gunyijan

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Unable to get a photo of them flying

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   2 Mar 2022
Not dragonflies. Look like Asilidae.

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