Robber Fly S6, Male, different stance | Robber Fly S6, Male, Face | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Flies (Diptera) | ||||
Family: | Robber Fly (Asilidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Robber Fly (Neoscleropogon sp) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍S6, Male, Wing Venation🔎 | ||||
Thank you Dr Chris Cohen for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere The males we've captured have been 25-28mm long. Long arista Long hair 2 Significant brown bristle/setae pairs on the top/sides of the thorax. Along with other smaller black ones extending around the scutellum. Yellow/pale orange hair on the back of the legs. No obvious stripes on the thorax. Dark grey abdomen dorsally. Paler underneath. Dark red stiped legs. Bright yellow halteres. Large yellow/orange foot pads. | |||||
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