Zosteria sp. (genus)
Common brown robber fly at Undefined Area
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| Zosteria sp. (genus) | GregD | 4 Jul 2024 | |
| Asilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Apr 2024 | |
| Asilidae (family) | KorinneM | 28 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | JenniM | 19 Dec 2023 |
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User's notes
Included in pollinator survey # 34346.
The mating pair were disturbed by being photographed and moved together taking several short flights, sometimes landing on flowers....
1 comment
28 Jan 2024
Not dragonflies. Robber flies of some sort - mods for that category should be able to identify further if it moves into that category.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.146710-35.207589
- Maps Budjan Galindji (Franklin Grassland) Reserve
- Places Harrison, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2023 11:44 AM Recorded on
- JenniM Recorded by
- Blue Devil Associated plant
- Same species Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
Collections
- JenniM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Zosteria sp. (genus) Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
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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Record quality
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7 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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