Common brown robber fly at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Zosteria sp. (genus) | 7 Jan 2023 | GregD | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Jan 2023 | ConBoekel |
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I have ticked pollinator. I saw several attempted predation attempts using the flower head as a starting point. Note that there are no pollen grains adhering.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.111353-35.264263
- Altitude 616.5m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2023 01:55 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Insects Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Cassinnia longifolia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Waiting for prey to capture Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Zosteria sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Common brown robber fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1618.7m Recorded at altitude
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