Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Slender Robber Fly at Hughes Grassy Woodland
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| Cerdistus sp. (genus) | GregD | 22 Aug 2025 | |
| Asilidae (family) | DiBickers | 22 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 26 Dec 2023 |
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.093698-35.328713
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2023 01:00 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Being caught, still alive, and consumed by a robber fly - I have no idea what type of insect this is, but it was very, very small Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Collections
- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cerdistus sp. (genus) Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Cerdistus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Slender Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1641.6m Recorded at altitude
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