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Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Jan 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Jan 2023
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Zosteria rosevillensis 24 Jan 2023 HelenWay
Unidentified 18 Jan 2023 HelenWay

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A very large “fly” that kept landing on wooden posts and garden stakes, sometimes flexing abdomen into a C shape and touching the wood

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michaelb wrote:
   19 Jan 2023
Robberfly

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Jan 2023 04:32 PM Recorded on
  • HelenWay Recorded by

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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