Neoaratus hercules

Herculean Robber Fly at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.108918-35.278878
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• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 2 Dec 2024 01:12 PM Recorded on
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  ANBGLibrary Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Neoaratus hercules Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects

Additional information

• It was eating a cicada. Associated animal
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

• Neoaratus hercules Scientific name
• Herculean Robber Fly Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1330.3m Recorded at altitude
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