Robber fly at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Apothechyla sp. (genus) | 21 Dec 2025 | GregD | ||
| Asilidae (family) | 21 Dec 2025 | TimL |
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User's notes
The sighting is for the Large Black Robber Fly which is possibly Laphria maura. It's prey, which appeared to be a Large Brown Robber Fly, put up a fight until its wings were pinned back and the larger robber fly finished it off. This struggle was spread out across the grasslands as the larger robber fly kept taking to the air with the struggling prey.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.078770-35.286118
- Altitude 609.0m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2025 11:37 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects Apothechyla sp. (genus) Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Apothechyla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Robber fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1553.27m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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