Orange-backed Robber Fly
Male: Face
Orange-backed Robber Fly
Male: ventral
| Orange-backed Robber Fly Male: Face | | Orange-backed Robber Fly Male: ventral | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
| Family: | Robber Fly (Asilidae) | ||||
| Species: | Orange-backed Robber Fly (Mauropteron pelago) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male: Orange Back | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere The male was ~29mm long. The genders can be differentiated by the male have a bulbous clasp at the end of it's "tail". The female has a thin posterior on the abdomen. The orange back is surprisingly difficult to see. Obvious in flight if it's below you, or when it's cleaning itself We found 5 specimens to date (2 females & 3 males), in Dec & Jan. | |||||
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