Thereutria amaraca
Spine-legged Robber Fly at Holt, ACT
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| Thereutria amaraca | KimberiRP | 26 Jan 2024 | |
| Apothechyla sp. (genus) | JajiClack | 18 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Looks like a baby Robber Fly? Considering the size difference I am unsure if it is a Robber Fly
2 comments
26 Jan 2024
Robber flies - indeed all flies - do all their growing as larvae. Once they're flies, they're adults.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.016777-35.223870
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2024 06:14 PM Recorded on
- JajiClack Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- JajiClack Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thereutria amaraca Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Thereutria amaraca Scientific name
- Spine-legged Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 850.56m Recorded at altitude
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